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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bruce A. Keiser, Plainfield, IL (US);
Richard Mimna, Oakdale, PA (US);
Nicholas S. Ergang, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Robert W. Dorner, Hanover, DE;
Jianwei Yuan, Aurora, IL (US);
Hung-Ting Chen, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for facilitating the removal of mercury from flue gases by converting elemental mercury to oxidized mercury and subsequently capturing the oxidized mercury. In one aspect, a method of removing mercury from a mercury-containing flue gas may include the steps of introducing into the flue gas a sulfide source in an effective amount to convert elemental mercury to gaseous oxidized mercury and then capturing the gaseous oxidized mercury.