Ebara Corporation

Masao Nomoto

Masahiro Izutsu

Kyoichi Okamoto

Kazuaki Hayashi

Yoshitaka Doi

Kenji Fujita

Hideo Hayashi

Yoshiharu Kageyama

The present invention relates to an electron beam-irradiating reaction apparatus for irradiating a desired object to be treated, such as an exhaust gas, with an electron beam. Conventionally, a scanning tube of an electron beam irradiation device and a reaction device-for receiving the electron beam are rigidly connected. Therefore, excessive stress is applied to a connecting portion between the scanning tube and the reaction device and not only leakage of gas from the connecting portion, but also breakage of a metal window foil provided at an end portion of the scanning tube are likely to occur. In the present invention, to solve such problems, a flexible hermetic sealing member is provided between a portion around the end portion of the scanning tube and a peripheral edge of an electron beam receiving window in a side wall of an electron beam reaction device

Electron beam-irradiating reaction apparatus

In the improved apparatus for treating flue gases by irradiation with electron beams, ammonia is added at a position in the direction of the flue gas stream that is upstream of the center of electron beams applied within the reactor and which is not more than 2.5 times the range of electron beams, preferably not more than 2.0 times, more preferably not more than 1.5 times, most preferably from 0.5 to 1.0 times said range. Ammonia is supplied in any one of the following ways; (1) only ammonia is supplied; (2) both ammonia and air are supplied; (3) both ammonia and water are supplied; and (4) ammonia, air and water are all supplied. From an operational viewpoint, ammonia is preferably supplied as diluted in the form of a mixture of heated ammonia and dry air (having preferably a dew point of -15.degree. C. or less at one atmosphere). It is also effective to supply ammonia through pipes that are arranged to contour the spherical divergence of electron beams. The apparatus reduces the addition of ammonia to the necessary minimum amount to meet two requirements simultaneously, one for improving the efficiency of denitration and the other for reducing the amount of leak ammonia to several tens of ppm.

Apparatus for treating flue gases by irradiation with electron beams

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masao Nomoto