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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Maurice W Wei, Sewickley, PA (US);
Girma Biresaw, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
95154 ; 95237 ; 4232452 ;
Abstract
An offgas containing an organic compound is scrubbed by providing a spray of a scrubbing fluid containing a water-soluble organic surfactant, an organic cosurfactant comprising an alkanediol and water. The spray is mixed with an offgas containing a volatile organic compound, thereby forming an oil-in-water microemulsion and reducing content of the organic compound in the offgas. The process and apparatus of the invention are especially suitable for scrubbing offgas generated by aluminum rolling mills.