Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment – Containment – Solidification – vitrification – or cementation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
Hendrickson, Stuart L. (Department: 1754)
Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment
Containment
Solidification, vitrification, or cementation
C588S253000, C423S107000, C423S210000, C423S566100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06855859
ABSTRACT:
Chlorine and sulfide species are separately introduced to a flue gas passing through a scrubber in order to remove the elemental and oxidized mercury from the gas through the precipitation of mercuric sulfide at near 100% efficiency.
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Redinger, K.E.
Bailey Ralph T.
Downs William
Nolan Paul S.
Baraona Robert C.
Hendrickson Stuart L.
Lish Peter J
Marich Eric
McDermott Technology Inc.
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