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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas R. Pollack, Moon, PA (US);
Richard A. Hayden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for reducing mercury emissions are provided herein. The methods, generally, include the steps of burning a heavy metal containing fuel source and introducing sorbent materials and introducing one or more halogen compounds into the combustion chamber and/or exhaust stream to remove the heavy metal.