Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft

Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesell-Schaft

Gunter Boning

Gernot Mayer-Schwinning

For the separation of dioxins and furans from exhaust gases from combustion plants, particularly from refuse incinerating plants, a process is described in which the dust and the gaseous pollutants HF, HCl, SO.sub.2, and SO.sub.3 are first substantially entirely separated from the exhaust gases in known manner, the thus prepurified exhaust gas is then supplied to a wet-process electrostatic precipitator, and 10 to 500 mg activated carbon powder per sm.sup.3 are added to the prepurified exhaust gas immediately before it enters the wet-process electrostatic precipitator.

Process of separating halogenated dioxins and furans from exhaust gases

Disclosed is a process for purifying an aqueous effluent which is formed by the scrubbing with water of the exhaust air from paint, lacquer and varnish spray booths. In the process the aqueous effluent is sprayed at a temperature between 10 and 80.degree. C. vertically from top to bottom into an electric field, which is established between a corona electrode and a collecting electrode and has a voltage between 10,000 and 80,000 volts, a field strength between 0.5 and 10 kV/cm and contains air as a dielectric. The aqueous effluent drained from the collecting electrode is received by a separator, in which the particles of coloring matter and any solvent are separated from the water by density separation.

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

Gunter Boning