Method of oxidizing mercury in flue gas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9023302
APP PUB NO 20140271418A1
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14202745

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Methods for facilitating the removal of mercury from flue gases by converting elemental mercury to oxidized mercury and subsequently capturing the oxidized mercury. In one aspect, a method of removing mercury from a mercury-containing flue gas may include the steps of introducing into the flue gas a sulfide source in an effective amount to convert elemental mercury to gaseous oxidized mercury and then capturing the gaseous oxidized mercury.

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ECOLAB USA INC1 ECOLAB PLACE SAINT PAUL MN 55102

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Chen, Hung-Ting Naperville, US 10 70
Dorner, Robert W Hanover, DE 5 78
Ergang, Nicholas S Glen Ellyn, US 22 112
Keiser, Bruce A Plainfield, US 50 499
Mimna, Richard Oakdale, US 14 89
Yuan, Jianwei Aurora, US 21 183

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