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US 2019/0168156 A1Published application
Flameless thermal oxidizer for oxidizing gaseous effluent streams containing hydrogen gas
AssigneeLinde Engineering North America Inc.
InventorsShailendra Inamdar, Eric Predatsch, Gene H. Irrgang, Steve Korn
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Abstract
A method for oxidizing a waste stream having hydrogen therein includes flowing the waste stream with hydrogen into an oxidant stream for mixing the streams in a proportion for providing a mixture below lower flammability limits (LFL), including the LFL of hydrogen; and introducing the mixed streams into a ceramic matrix bed of a flameless thermal oxidizer maintained at a temperature above auto-ignition temperature of the mixture. A related apparatus is also provided.
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A method for oxidizing a waste stream having hydrogen therein, comprising:
- flowing the waste stream with hydrogen into an oxidant stream for mixing said streams in a proportion for providing a mixture below lower flammability limits (LFL), including the LFL of hydrogen;
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- introducing the mixed streams into a ceramic matrix bed of a flameless thermal oxidizer maintained at a temperature above auto-ignition temperature of the mixture.
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