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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoe Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kyowa Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 1/908 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 1/908 ;
Abstract
A thermal decomposition furnace for exhaust gas to thermally decompose harmful substances contained in the exhaust gas to render them harmless. The thermal decomposition furnace includes a heating chamber for heating the exhaust gas; an inlet port for introducing the exhaust gas into the heating chamber; at least one pair of electrodes provided within the heating chamber; a plurality of light emitting heaters which contain carbon as a main ingredient; and an outlet port for discharging the thermally decomposed exhaust gas. The plurality of light emitting heaters are placed in an oxygenless or a vacuum environment.