IP Library Granted Patent US 11,325,850
Granted Patent B2
US 11,325,850 · App. 16/489,505 · Granted May 10, 2022

Non-waste water flue gas treatment system and non-waste water flue gas treatment method

Inventors: Naoyuki Kamiyama (Tokyo, JP); Nobuyuki Ukai (Tokyo, JP); Koichiro Hirayama (Tokyo, JP); Satoru Sugita (Kanagawa, JP); Tetsu Ushiku (Kanagawa, JP); Toshihiro Fukuda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
C02F1/66B01D53/18B01D53/32B01D53/502B01D53/78C02F1/12B01D2251/404B01D2251/606C02F2103/18C02F2209/05C02F2209/06C02F2209/29
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Patent No.
US 11,325,850
App. No.
16/489,505
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed including a desulfurization device which removes sulfur oxides contained in boiler flue gas, a spray drying device which sprays desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device and which dries the waste water by introducing a drying gas, a flue gas supplying line L 13 which returns, to a main flue L 11 , flue gas obtained after the desulfurization waste water is evaporated and dried, an alkaline agent supplying unit which adds an alkaline agent to a desulfurization waste water line L 21 , and a pH meter which measures the pH in the desulfurization waste water at locations before and after the alkaline agent supplying unit in the desulfurization waste water line L 21 , wherein the alkaline agent is added in accordance with a measurement result of a measured pH to cause the desulfurization waste water added with the alkaline agent to have a pH fall within a predetermined pH.

Claims (68)

1. A non-waste water flue gas treatment system, comprising:

a boiler configured to combust fuel;

a heat recovering device provided in a main flue that discharges a boiler flue gas from the boiler and configured to recover heat of the boiler flue gas;

a desulfurization device configured to remove a sulfur oxide contained in the boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying device configured to spray waste water including desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device;

a flue gas introduction line configured to introduce a drying gas for evaporating and drying the desulfurization waste water into the spray drying device;

a flue gas supplying line configured to return a flue gas obtained after the desulfurization waste water being evaporated and dried in the spray drying device back to the main flue;

an alkali supplying unit configured to add an alkaline agent to a desulfurization waste water line that connects the desulfurization device and the spray drying device; and

a pH meter configured to measure a pH in the desulfurization waste water in the desulfurization waste water line before and after the alkali supplying unit, wherein

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent in accordance with a measurement result of a measured pH to cause a pH value of desulfurization waste water after addition of the alkaline agent to fall within pH 6 to 10.

2. The non-waste water flue gas treatment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a solid-liquid separator provided in the desulfurization waste water line that discharges the desulfurization waste water and configured to separate a solid; and

a separated water introduction line configured to supply separated water from the solid-liquid separator to the spray drying device, wherein

the alkali supplying unit is provided in the separated water introduction line between the solid-liquid separator and the spray drying device,

the pH meter is provided in the separated water introduction line at least upstream or downstream of the alkali supplying unit, and

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent in accordance with a measurement result of a measured pH to cause a pH value of separated water after addition of the alkaline agent to fall within pH 6 to 10.

3. The non-waste water flue gas treatment system according to claim 1 , wherein

a solid removal device configured to remove a solid in flue gas is provided in the flue gas supplying line.

4. A non-waste water flue gas treatment system, comprising:

a boiler configured to combust fuel;

a heat recovering device provided in a main flue that discharges a boiler flue gas from the boiler and configured to recover heat of the boiler flue gas;

a desulfurization device configured to remove a sulfur oxide contained in the boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying device configured to spray waste water including desulfurization waste water discharged from the desulfurization device;

a flue gas introduction line configured to introduce a drying gas for evaporating and drying the waste water into the spray drying device;

a flue gas supplying line configured to return a flue gas after the waste water being evaporated and dried in the spray drying device back to the main flue;

an alkali supplying unit configured to add an alkaline agent to a desulfurization waste water line that connects the desulfurization device and the spray drying device, or to the flue gas supplying line; and

a chlorine ion measurement device provided in any one of or a plurality of the main flue, the flue gas supplying line and the desulfurization waste water line and configured to measure a concentration of a chlorine ion, wherein

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent to the desulfurization waste water or the flue gas in accordance with a result of a measured chlorine ion concentration to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

5. The non-waste water flue gas treatment system according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a solid-liquid separator provided in the desulfurization waste water line that discharges the desulfurization waste water and configured to separate a solid; and

a separated water introduction line configured to supply separated water from the solid-liquid separator to the spray drying device, wherein

the chlorine ion measurement device and the alkali supplying unit are provided in the separated water introduction line between the solid-liquid separator and the spray drying device, and

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent to the separated water in accordance with a result of a measured chlorine ion concentration to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

6. The non-waste water flue gas treatment system according to claim 4 , wherein

the alkaline agent added to the flue gas supplying line is liquid or powder.

7. A non-waste water flue gas treatment system, comprising:

a boiler configured to combust fuel;

a heat recovering device provided in a main flue that discharges a boiler flue gas from the boiler and configured to recover heat of the boiler flue gas;

a desulfurization device configured to remove a sulfur oxide contained in the boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying device configured to spray waste water including desulfurization waste water from the desulfurization device;

a flue gas introduction line configured to introduce a drying gas for evaporating and drying the desulfurization waste water into the spray drying device;

a flue gas supplying line configured to return a flue gas obtained after the desulfurization waste water being evaporated and dried in the spray drying device back to the main flue;

an alkali supplying unit configured to add an alkaline agent to a desulfurization waste water line that connects the desulfurization device and the spray drying device, or to the flue gas supplying line; and

an electrical conductivity meter provided in any one of or both of the desulfurization device and the desulfurization waste water line and configured to measure electrical conductivity in liquid, wherein

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent to the desulfurization waste water or the flue gas in accordance with a result obtained by obtaining a chlorine ion concentration in liquid from a relationship between previously obtained electrical conductivity and a chlorine ion to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

8. The non-waste water flue gas treatment system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a solid-liquid separator provided in the desulfurization waste water line that discharges the desulfurization waste water and configured to separate a solid; and

a separated water introduction line configured to supply separated water from the solid-liquid separator to the spray drying device, wherein

the electrical conductivity meter and the alkali supplying unit are provided in the separated water introduction line, and

the alkali supplying unit adds the alkaline agent to separated water in accordance with a result obtained by obtaining a chlorine ion concentration in the separated water from a relationship between previously obtained electrical conductivity and a chlorine ion to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

9. A non-waste water flue gas treatment method, comprising:

a desulfurization step of removing a sulfur oxide contained in a boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying step of spraying waste water including desulfurization waste water discharged in the desulfurization step, and drying the waste water with a part of the boiler flue gas;

a pH measurement step of measuring a pH in the desulfurization waste water; and

an alkali supplying step of adding an alkaline agent to the desulfurization waste water, wherein

in the alkali supplying step, the alkaline agent is added in accordance with a measurement result of a measured pH to cause a pH value of desulfurization waste water after addition of the alkaline agent to fall within pH 6 to 10.

10. A non-waste water flue gas treatment method, comprising:

a desulfurization step of removing a sulfur oxide contained in a boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying step of spraying waste water including desulfurization waste water discharged in the desulfurization step, and drying the waste water with a part of the boiler flue gas;

an alkali supplying step of adding an alkaline agent to the desulfurization waste water or a flue gas from the spray drying step; and

a chlorine ion measurement step of measuring a concentration of a chlorine ion contained in any one of or a plurality of fluids of the boiler flue gas, a flue gas after the spray drying step, and the desulfurization waste water, wherein

in the alkali supplying step, the alkaline agent is added to the desulfurization waste water or the flue gas in accordance with a result of a measured chlorine ion concentration to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

11. A non-waste water flue gas treatment method, comprising:

a desulfurization step of removing a sulfur oxide contained in a boiler flue gas with a desulfurization absorbing liquid;

a spray drying step of spraying waste water including desulfurization waste water discharged in the desulfurization step, and drying the waste water with a part of the boiler flue gas;

an alkali supplying step of adding an alkaline agent to the desulfurization waste water or a flue gas from the spray drying step; and

an electrical conductivity measurement step of measuring electrical conductivity in liquid of any one of or both of the desulfurization absorbing liquid and the desulfurization waste water, wherein

in the alkali supplying step, the alkaline agent is added to the desulfurization waste water or the flue gas in accordance with a result obtained by obtaining a chlorine ion concentration in liquid from a relationship between previously obtained electrical conductivity and a chlorine ion to cause a molar ratio of alkaline agent and chlorine (Cl) ion to fall within a predetermined range.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059015/0596 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 25, 2020
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054525/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2019
From: KAMIYAMA, NAOYUKI; UKAI, NOBUYUKI; HIRAYAMA, KOICHIRO; SUGITA, SATORU; USHIKU, TETSU; FUKUDA, TOSHIHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 050200/0496 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-071881 · Mar 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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