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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Yara International Asa, Oslo, NO;

Inventor:

Halvor Øien, Porsgrunn, NO;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01D 53/18 (2006.01); B01D 53/56 (2006.01); B01D 53/78 (2006.01); B01J 19/32 (2006.01); C01B 21/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 21/40 (2013.01); B01D 53/1456 (2013.01); B01D 53/185 (2013.01); B01D 53/56 (2013.01); B01D 53/78 (2013.01); B01J 19/32 (2013.01); B01D 2252/103 (2013.01); B01J 2219/32213 (2013.01); B01J 2219/32255 (2013.01); B01J 2219/32408 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vertical absorption column comprising a liquid distributor comprising a feed box having a serrated weir for distribution of a liquid through upward-pointing serrations of the serrated weir into perforated trays of the liquid distributor and located directly above a structured packing, a structured packing, a plate packing comprising a plurality of horizontal plates, provided with cooling means, an inlet for the addition of oxygen to the lower part of the vertical absorption column, an inlet for the process gas comprising nitrogen oxides from an ammonia oxidation process at the lower part of the vertical absorption column, an inlet for an aqueous solution at the upper part of the vertical absorption column, at least one nitric acid outlet at the bottom of the vertical absorption column and an outlet for tail gas comprising nitrogen oxides at the top of the vertical absorption column.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Øien, Halvor. (2026). Absorption column comprising a feed box having a serrated weir and a structured packing and process for the production of nitric acid (U.S. Patent No. 12692156). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12692156

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