Furnaces – Process – Treating fuel constituent or combustion product
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-21
2005-06-21
Rinehart, Kenneth (Department: 3749)
Furnaces
Process
Treating fuel constituent or combustion product
C110S203000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06907831
ABSTRACT:
A combustion-based system and related method includes a combustor for burning a combustible material, wherein an exhaust gas stream output by the combustor includes NO2and at least one metal including mercury. An ultraviolet light source is in optical communication with the exhaust gas stream. Ultraviolet light from the light source photochemically dissociates at least a portion of the NO2to form an NO2reduced exhaust stream. A sorbent containing filter media receives the NO2reduced exhaust stream and as a result of the reduction in NO2provides improved trapping efficiency of mercury.
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Rinehart Kenneth
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
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