The University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Surgikos, Inc.

Wayne T Davis

Timothy C Keener

Larry C Wadsworth

Gregory D Reed

A system for the removal of sulfur compounds from the flue gas from a high-sulfur coal combustion unit. The flue gas is contacted with a combination of a calcium hydroxide slurry and gaseous ammonia in a combined stoichiometric ratio which provides for near 100% utilization of the calcium hydroxide and ammonia with a sulfur dioxide removal efficiency approaching 100%. The system is useful in treating flue gas from high-sulfur coal combustion to remove the sulfur dioxide therefrom so that the flue gas can be exhausted to the atmosphere.

Method for desulfurization of flue gases

A procedure for testing the efficiency of filtration media is disclosed. The procedure employs uniform microspheres in a latex which are suspended in an airstream and directed through the medium to be tested. The liquid in the airstream is removed from the airstream after passing through the medium, and a portion of the airstream is directed to a particle counter to count the particles in the airstream. By comparing the particles counted with and without the medium in the airstream, the efficiency of the medium can be determined.

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Knoxville, TN, United States of America

Wayne T Davis