Patent ID: 6464944
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B01D,F23G,F23J

Abstract:
An apparatus for oxidative treatment of gaseous pollutants in a process gas stream, said apparatus comprising a thermal reactor comprising heating elements and a process gas inlet for conducting said gas stream into said reactor, said process gas inlet comprising a conduit terminating with a portion of said conduit within said reactor wherein said portion of said conduit is located within a tube which projects beyond the end of said conduit to define a chamber within said tube, said tube having an open end communicating with the interior of said reactor;said conduit further accommodating an independent inlet communicatively connected to said conduit for introducing other gases into said conduit, said independent inlet positioned along said conduit before said conduit terminates in said tube, said thermal reactor comprising a central chamber comprising said heating elements, an entry end and an exit end of said chamber, a side inlet communicating with an exterior air space defined by an exterior wall of the reactor and said heating elements, an interior air space communicating with said exterior air space, said interior air space defined by an interior wall of the reactor and said heating elements, and an orifice in said interior wall for introducing air from said interior space into said central chamber.