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System for simultaneously scrubbing cement kiln exhaust gas and producing useful by-products therefrom

  • US 4,915,914 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1987
  • Issued: 04/10/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for reacting cement kiln exhaust gas containing as pollutants at least one of the acidic oxides of sulfur, nitrogen, carbon and halogen compounds with waste cement kiln dust containing alkali and alkaline earth metal salts utilizing heat from the exhaust gas to recover the reaction products while eliminating waste materials, which comprisesa heat exchanger-crystallization unit, a gas-liquid contacting treatment tank, a settling tank, and means interconnecting said unit and tanks, said interconnecting means comprisingconduit means for conducting the exhaust gas through said unit into said gas-liquid treatment tank and venting after treatment,compressor means for moving the gas,means for introducing a mixture of water and cement dust to said treatment tank for reaction with the gas,means for removing the reacted liquid and solid contents of said treatment tank to said settling tank wherein the contents are separated into (a) solids suitable for use as feed stock for the kiln and (b) a liquid containing dissolved salts comprising potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate, andconduit means for conveying the last named liquid to said heat exchanger-crystallization unit which serves to cool the exhaust gas while heating the liquid to the point of evaporation thereby crystallizing the salts contained therein for subsequent recovery.

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