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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Vitali Victor Lissianski, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Peter Martin Maly, Lake Forest, CA (US);
William Randall Seeker, San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vitali Victor Lissianski, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Peter Martin Maly, Lake Forest, CA (US);
William Randall Seeker, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/64 (2006.01); B01D 53/81 (2006.01); F23B 80/00 (2006.01); F23B 90/00 (2006.01); F23B 99/00 (2006.01); F23J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing an amount of mercury in flue gas is provided. The method includes injecting a quantity of coal having a fineness of less than 70%<200 mesh and greater than or equal to 50%<200 mesh. The quantity of coal is combusted in a quantity of air such that at least carbon-containing fly ash and mercury are formed. Mercury is oxidized using at least the carbon-contain fly ash.