Sorbents For Coal Combustion
AssigneeNOx II, Ltd.
InventorDouglas C. COMRIE
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Abstract
Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.
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A method for reducing the amount of sulfur gases released into the atmosphere from a coal burning plant, comprising adding a sorbent to the coal prior to combustion;
- delivering the coal into a furnace;
- burning the coal in the furnace to produce ash and flue gases;
- and measuring the level of sulfur gases in the flue gas;
- wherein the sorbent comprises calcium iodide.
A method for reducing emissions of sulfur and/or other harmful elements arising from combustion of coal in a coal burning facility, the method comprising:
- applying a sorbent composition comprising calcium and iodine onto coal;
- burning the coal containing the calcium and iodine sorbent composition to produce ash and combustion gases;
- measuring a level of sulfur in the combustion gases;
- and adjusting the amount of calcium added onto the coal based on the measured level of sulfur.
A method of reducing mercury emissions that arise from combustion of coal in the furnace of a coal burning facility, the method comprising applying a mercury sorb ent onto the coal upstream of the furnace, or into the convective pathway of the furnace where the temperature is 1500° F. to 2700° F., and measuring the level of mercury escaping from the coal burning facility, wherein the mercury sorbent comprises potassium iodide.
A method for reducing emissions of mercury arising from combustion of mercury containing fuels in a fuel burning facility, the method comprising:
- applying a mercury sorbent and a sulfur sorbent composition onto the fuel;
- delivering the fuel with the sorbent compositions applied into a furnace of the facility;
- combusting the fuel with the sorbent compositions in the furnace to produce combustion gases and ash;
- removing the ash from the combustion gases by capturing it in a particulate removal system disposed in a convective pathway of the facility downstream of the furnace;
- wherein the mercury sorbent composition comprises an iodine compound selected from sodium iodide and potassium iodide and the sulfur sorbent composition comprises calcium, silica, and alumina.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.