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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Kobayashi, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Maynard G Ding, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Arthur W Francis, Jr, Monroe, NY (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
651351 ; 651341 ; 651344 ; 651346 ; 65347 ; 431 10 ;
Abstract
A glassmelting method employing reducing and oxidizing conditions generated by defined combustion arrangements enabling the processing of glassmaking materials while reducing NOx emissions which would otherwise result from, for example, niter decomposition. The NOx is reduced to nitrogen under the reducing conditions and kept from reforming in the oxidizing zone.