LOW PRESSURE DROP CANISTER FOR FIXED BED SCRUBBER APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

An apparatus and method are provided for treating pollutants in a process effluent stream. The apparatus comprises an up-flow canister having a lower section plenum space, a section for a sorbent bed material, an upper section plenum space, an inlet for introducing a process effluent stream to the lower section plenum space, and an outlet for egress of the process effluent stream from the canister, the inlet, lower section plenum space, and sorbent bed material being arranged in a manner which provides for process effluent stream to flow into the sorbent bed against gravity, by a pressure differential.