Patent ID: 9568192
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: F23G,F23J,G05B

Claim:
1. An emission control flare stack for enhancing combustion of an undesired chemical substance in a gas and minimizing the formation of volatile organic compounds, wherein the emission control flare stack comprises: a. a shell with an inlet gas intake and an oxygen/air intake having a controller with a processor and a data storage; b. a gas flow meter connected to the controller for sensing flow rates of an inlet gas flowing through the inlet gas intake; c. an inlet gas regulator connected to the controller for regulating flow of the inlet gas through the inlet gas intake; d. an oxygen/air flow meter connected to the controller for sensing flow rates of oxygen/air through the oxygen/air intake into the inlet gas in the shell; e. an oxygen/air regulator connected to the controller for regulating flow of oxygen/air through the oxygen/air intake; f. a burner with at least one igniter connected to the controller for receiving the oxygen/air mixed with the inlet gas and burning components in the inlet gas forming an intermediate gas; g. a temperature sensor connected to the controller for detecting temperature of gas proximate the at least one igniter; h. a plurality of cooling and heating tubes in the shell connected to the controller for regulating temperature of the intermediate gas to within preset limits; i. a neutralization solution regulator in the shell connected to the controller for controlled introduction of a neutralization solution into the intermediate gas forming an emission; j. an emissions sensor connected to the controller for detecting volatile organic compound concentration in the emission while exiting the shell; and