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Nox Reduction on Char using Microwaves Carolynn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

W. Buenger ,
Edward R. Peterson  and
Chang-Yul Cha
W. Buenger
Affiliation:
Buenger Dow Chemical, Gas Separations R&D, Freeport, TX 77541
Edward R. Peterson
Affiliation:
Peterson Dow Chemical, Organic Product R&D, Freeport, TX 77541
Chang-Yul Cha
Affiliation:
Cha CHA Corporation, 372 W. Lyons St., Laramie, WY 82070
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Abstract

More than 18 million tons of nitrogen oxide (NO and NO2) are emitted into the air over the United States each year. These oxides contribute to the formation of acid rain and street level ozone, and are most concentrated in areas of industrial and commercial activity. The response of the Environmental Protection Agency to the problem has been to legislate anti-pollution laws and regulations which will be enforced in increasingly strict stages beginning in 1997. Existing NOx abatement technologies do not meet the long range NOx abatement needs of the processing industries and utilities.

Char, a heat treated and volatile form of coal, can effectively adsorb NOx from waste gas. Microwave energy, when properly applied, can convert the NOx and carbon via reduction to nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The basic principles of this technology are taught as well as some of the pertinent development aspects currently under investigation.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 347: Symposium O – Microwave Processing of Materials IV , 1994 , 395
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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