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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2015
Applicant:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Kunlei Liu, Lexington, KY (US);
Joseph E. Remias, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/50 (2006.01); B01D 53/75 (2006.01); C01F 11/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/504 (2013.01); C01F 11/464 (2013.01); B01D 2251/404 (2013.01); B01D 2257/302 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for removing sulfur oxides from a flue gas stream. That apparatus includes an absorber tower having an upper section and a lower section. A packed bed unit is provided in the upper section of the absorber tower. A first recycling circuit is provided for recycling lime water to the lower section of the absorber. Further the apparatus includes a second recycling circuit for recycling caustic solution to the packed bed unit.