IP Library Granted Patent US 8,785,341
Granted Patent B2
US 8,785,341 · App. 12/743,514 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Method of regenerating exhaust gas treatment catalyst and exhaust gas treatment catalyst obtained by the method

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Patent No.
US 8,785,341
App. No.
12/743,514
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of regenerating an exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 having ash adhered to a surface thereof. The method includes a crushing step S 1 in which the exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 is crushed such that 70 to 95 wt % of the whole exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 becomes coarse pieces 12 having a size exceeding a threshold size S (any value in a range of 0.105 to 1.0 mm); a separating step S 2 in which the fragments obtained by crushing the exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 are separated into the coarse pieces 12 having a size exceeding threshold size S and fine particles 13 having a size not larger than the threshold size S; a pulverizing step S 3 in which the coarse pieces 12 thus separated are pulverized to a fine powder having an average particle diameter of not larger than 0.1 mm; a kneading step S 4 and a molding step S 5 in which the fine powder is kneaded with other raw materials and molded into an exhaust gas treatment catalyst; and a drying step S 6 and a calcining step S 7 in which the molded precursor is dried and calcined to thus obtain a regenerated exhaust gas treatment catalyst 14.

Claims (21)

1. A method of regenerating an exhaust gas treatment catalyst having ash adhered to a surface thereof, the method characterized by comprising:

a crushing step of crushing the exhaust gas treatment catalyst that has been used and has ash adhered to the surface thereof;

a separating step of separating the crushed exhaust gas treatment catalyst into coarse pieces having a size exceeding a threshold size S and fine particles having a size not larger than the threshold size S;

a pulverizing step of pulverizing the separated coarse pieces into a fine powder;

a molding step of molding the pulverized fine powder as a raw material into an exhaust gas treatment catalyst without using the separated fine particles as the raw material; and

a calcining step of calcining a molded precursor of the exhaust gas treatment catalyst,

wherein the threshold size S has a value not smaller than 0.105 mm.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the crushing step is a step in which the exhaust gas treatment catalyst that has been used is crushed such that 70 to 95 wt % of the whole exhaust gas treatment catalyst that has been used becomes the coarse pieces having a size exceeding the threshold size S.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the threshold size S has a value not larger than 1.0 mm.

4. The method of according to claim 1 , wherein

the pulverizing step is a step in which the coarse pieces is pulverized such that the fine powder has an average particle diameter not larger than 0.1 mm.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a treating step of treating exhaust gas from burned coal using the exhaust gas treatment catalyst after the calcining step.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the treating step is a step of treating nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

a percentage of Fe 2 O 3 in the coarse pieces separated in the separating step is 0.25 wt % or less.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the exhaust gas treatment catalyst is made of at least one metal oxide from titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), tungsten oxide (WO 3 ), and vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5 ).

9. The method of regenerating an exhaust gas treatment catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein

the crushing step is a step in which the exhaust gas treatment catalyst that has been used and has the ash adhered to the surface thereof is crushed without being washed.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052891/0576 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2010
From: OBAYASHI, YOSHIAKI; KIYOSAWA, MASASHI
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024746/0325 →