Patent ID: 9533311
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B03C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for removing mercury from an incoming gas stream contaminated with mercury so as to deliver an outgoing gas stream free of the removed mercury, the apparatus comprising: an inlet for receiving the incoming gas stream and directing the incoming gas stream to a path of travel through the apparatus; an outlet located along the path of travel for delivering the outgoing gas stream; a separator having separator elements located along the path of travel between the inlet and the outlet such that the gas stream is conducted through the separator and to the separator elements; a cooler for cooling the gas stream conducted through the separator; an ozone supplier for introducing ozone into the gas stream to deposit mercury carried by the gas stream on the separator elements so as to remove the deposited mercury from the gas stream; a washer located along the path of travel for washing the deposited mercury from the separator elements, whereby the outgoing gas stream is rendered free of the removed mercury; and a collector for collecting the removed mercury for further disposition.