IP Library Granted Patent US 9,789,438
Granted Patent B2
US 9,789,438 · App. 14/403,734 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Air pollution control apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,789,438
App. No.
14/403,734
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air pollution control apparatus includes: a denitration unit that removes nitrogen oxides from a flue gas; a desulfurization unit that is installed on a gas flow downstream side of the denitration unit to remove the sulfur oxides in a flue gas 11 B; a finish denitration and desulfurization unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the desulfurization unit to perform finish denitration and desulfurization of NO 2 and SO 2 ; and a carbon dioxide recovery unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the finish denitration and desulfurization unit to remove and recover the carbon dioxide in a flue gas.

Claims (14)

1. An air pollution control apparatus comprising:

a denitration unit that removes nitrogen oxides from a flue gas up to an extremely low concentration, the flue gas being discharged from a boiler and containing nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and carbon dioxide;

a desulfurization unit that is installed on a gas flow downstream side of the denitration unit to remove the sulfur oxides in the flue gas up to an extremely low concentration;

a finish denitration and desulfurization unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the desulfurization unit to perform finish denitration and desulfurization of NO 2 having an extremely low concentration and SO 2 having an extremely low concentration remaining in the flue gas by an absorbent containing sulfite;

a SO 2 alkali removal unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the finish denitration and desulfurization unit to remove residual SO 2 in the flue gas by alkali; and

a carbon dioxide recovery unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the finish denitration and desulfurization unit to remove and recover the carbon dioxide in the flue gas.

2. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the finish denitration and desulfurization unit is configured to place emphasis on the NO 2 removal at the expense of the SO 2 removal in the flue gas.

3. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a gas cooling unit that is installed on the gas flow downstream side of the SO 2 alkali removal unit to cool the flue gas.

4. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the finish denitration and desulfurization unit, the SO 2 alkali removal unit, and the gas cooling unit are integrally disposed in a tower.

5. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein excessive water of the gas cooling unit is introduced into the SO 2 alkali removal unit.

6. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an oxidizing agent is introduced into the SO 2 alkali removal unit.

7. The air pollution control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein excessive water of the SO 2 alkali removal unit is introduced into the finish denitration and desulfurization unit.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
To: MHI ENGINEERING, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066014/0774 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: MHI ENGINEERING, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066014/0870 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2018
From: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING LTD.
Reel/Frame 046633/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2014
From: OISHI, TSUYOSHI; TANAKA, HIROSHI; UKAWA, NAOHIKO
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034580/0491 →