Claims
- 1. A process for removing environmental contaminants from an exhaust gas, the environmental contaminants being selected from a group consisting of SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl and HF, by an absorbent slurry containing alkaline compounds in a reactor, comprising the steps of:
- a) adding calcium sulfate, calcium sulfite, aluminum oxide, and silicon dioxide during or immediately after hydration of calcium oxide;
- b) curing the resulting mixture in water at a temperature between 90.degree. and 100.degree. C. for only 5 to 30 minutes to produce a pumpable absorbent slurry; and
- c) immediately introducing and dispersing the absorbent slurry in the reactor for contact with SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl, and HF for absorption thereof, wherein the water content of the absorbent slurry is adjusted so that water in the absorbent slurry evaporates in the reactor and a dry powder of the spent absorbent slurry results; said absorbent slurry having a composition on a dry basis of 65-72 wt % CaO, 0.5-20 wt % Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1.5-34 wt % SiO.sub.2, and 0.5-25 wt % total of CaSO.sub.4 and CaSO.sub.3.
- 2. The process described in claim 1, further comprising curing the dry powder in water with calcium oxide, calcium sulfate, calcium sulfite, aluminum oxide, and silicon dioxide for slaking calcium oxide at a temperature between 90.degree. and 100.degree. C. for 5 to 30 minutes, and introducing and dispersing the resulting slurry in the reactor for contact with an environmental contaminant selected from a group consisting of SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl and HF for absorption thereof.
- 3. The process described in claim 1, wherein at least one substance selected from a group consisting of seawater, NaCl, CaCl.sub.2, MgCl.sub.2, Ca(NO.sub.3).sub.2, and dry powder of the spent absorbent is added to the absorbent slurry.
- 4. The process describe in claim 3, wherein at least one substance selected from a group consisting of seawater and dry powder is added to the absorbent slurry.
- 5. The process described in claim 3 wherein the dry powder of spent absorbent comprises calcium sulfate and calcium sulfite.
- 6. The process according to claim 1 wherein the resulting absorbent slurry contains a gelled material having a surface area of up to 50-100 m.sup.2 /g.
- 7. The process according to claim 1 wherein the quantity of water is equivalent to a 2.5-10 times that of the dry powders combined.
- 8. A process for removing environmental contaminants from an exhaust gas, the environmental contaminants being selected from a group consisting of SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl and HF, by an absorbent slurry containing alkaline compounds in a reactor, comprising the steps of:
- a) mixing calcium sulfite, calcium sulfate, aluminum oxide, and silicon dioxide with calcium oxide;
- b) calcining the resulting mixture at 750.degree.-950.degree. C.; mixing the resulting calcined mixture with water;
- c) curing the resulting aqueous mixture at a temperature between 90.degree. and 100.degree. C. for only 5 to 30 minutes to produce a pumpable slurry of hydrated absorbent; and
- d) immediately introducing and dispersing the absorbent slurry in the reactor for contact with SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl, and HF for absorption thereof, wherein the water content of the absorbent slurry is adjusted so that water in the absorbent slurry evaporates and a dry powder of the spent absorbent slurry results in the reactor; said absorbent slurry having a composition on a dry basis of 65-72 wt % CaO, 0.5-20 wt % Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 1.5-34 wt % SiO.sub.2, and 0.5-25 wt % total of CaSO.sub.4 and CaSO.sub.3.
- 9. The process described in claim 8, wherein at least one substance selected from a group consisting of seawater, NaCl, CaCl.sub.2, MgCl.sub.2, Ca(NOB).sub.2, and dry powder of the spent absorbent is added to the absorbent slurry.
- 10. The process described in claim 9, wherein at least one substance selected from a group consisting of seawater and the dry powder is added to the absorbent slurry.
- 11. The process described in claim 9 wherein the dry powder of spent absorbent comprises calcium sulfate and calcium sulfite.
- 12. The process described in claim 8, further comprising curing the dry powder in water with calcium oxide, calcium sulfate, calcium sulfite, aluminum oxide, and silicon dioxide for slaking calcium oxide at temperature between 90.degree. and 100.degree. C. for 5 to 30 minutes, and introducing and dispersing a resulting slurry in the reactor for contact with SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCl, and HF for absorption thereof.
- 13. The process according to claim 8 wherein the resulting absorbent slurry contains a gelled material having a surface area of up to 50-100 m.sup.2 /g.
Priority Claims (3)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/122,092, filed Sep. 16, 1993 now abandoned.
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