摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/US97/18263 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 29, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 29, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 9, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/15357 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 1998A process and apparatus for reducing particulate, nitrogen oxides ("NOx"), sulfur dioxide ("SO2"), and mercury ("Hg") emissions from the combustion exhaust of fossil fuel fired plants while producing an end product that is commercially useful, comprising the steps of oxidizing Hg, NOx and SO2 using a barrier, pulse, corona, or electron beam electrical discharge apparatus (100) to produce HgO and the acids HNO3 and H2SO4 collecting the HgO, acids and particulates in a wet ESP (120), and separating the particulates from the collected acid mixture, then separating and concentrating the acids for industrial use. |