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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Steven A. Dunwoody, Castle Hayne, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Taylor, Wilmington, NC (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of treating a substantially gaseous halo-containing compound of an effluent of a glass manufacturing facility and a system for such method. The method includes the step of oxidizing the halo-containing compound to form a hydrogen and halo-containing compound. The method also includes the step of adsorbing a halogen of the hydrogen and halo-containing compound on a surface. The system includes at least one glass manufacturing apparatus which the operation of the apparatus in glass manufacturing generates an effluent which comprises a substantially gaseous halo-containing compound. The system also includes an oxidizer in fluid communication to receive the halo-containing compound and oxidize the compound to transform the halo-containing compound into a hydrogen and halo-containing compound. The system further includes a scrubber for receiving said hydrogen and halo-containing compound and absorbing the halogen from the hydrogen and halo-containing compound.