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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas R. Pollack, Moon, PA (US);
Richard A. Hayden, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
CALGON CARBON CORPORATION, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/64 (2006.01); F23J 7/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/02 (2006.01); B01D 53/10 (2006.01); B03C 3/017 (2006.01); C10L 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 7/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01); B01D 53/02 (2013.01); B01D 53/10 (2013.01); B01D 53/64 (2013.01); B01D 2251/108 (2013.01); B01D 2251/404 (2013.01); B01D 2251/60 (2013.01); B01D 2253/102 (2013.01); B01D 2253/25 (2013.01); B01D 2257/602 (2013.01); B01D 2258/0283 (2013.01); B03C 3/017 (2013.01); Y02E 20/12 (2013.01); C10L 10/00 (2013.01);
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.