COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FLUE GAS CONDITIONING

摘要

The method and apparatus of the present invention are directed to conditioni ng particulate-containing gas streams (36) using novel additives (10). The additive (10) is an organometallic salt, preferably of a carboxylic acid, th at decomposes in the gas stream (36) to produce mobile metal compounds that significantly reduce the resistivity of the particles (35). The additive (10 ) is particularly effective under hot-side conditions when used to condition particles (35) to be collected by an electrostatic precipitator (6).