Method and system for controlling mercury emissions from coal-fired thermal processes

• Main Authors: French, Nina Bergan, Bisque, Ramon, Durham, Michael D, Baldrey, Kenneth E, Lagarenne, Jon, Sjostrom, Sharon, Senior, Connie
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2019
• Subjects: ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES; FIRELIGHTERS; FLUES; FUELS; FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; LUBRICANTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; NATURAL GAS; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTIONRESIDUES; SEPARATION; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine and bromine to control total mercury emissions.