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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony M Dean, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423235 ; 423237 ; 423239 ; 423351 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved non-catalytic combustion process for reducing NO emissions to the atmosphere wherein a reducing gas comprising ammonia, either alone or in combination with one or more other reducing gases, is injected into a flowing combustion effluent containing NO and oxygen when at least a portion of the combustion effluent is in a reduction zone at a temperature within the range of about 700.degree. C. to about 1100.degree. C., the improvement which comprises placing a metallic material substantially at the end of the reduction zone to substantially reduce ammonia breakthrough.