Patent ID: 7850901
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: C22B,G01N,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A scrubber unit for use in a conditioning module for a continuous emissions monitoring system, wherein the scrubber unit is adapted to receive a flow stream comprising a mercury-containing gas that has been combined with a scrubbing liquid but has not passed through a thermal pyrolyzer, separate the scrubbing liquid from the mercury-containing gas, and pass only the mercury-containing gas through the hydrophobic filter element, wherein the scrubber unit comprises: interior sides; a distributor fitting that distributes the flow steam onto the sides, to enable separation of the scrubbing liquid from the mercury-containing; an inlet fitting for the flow stream connected to the distributor fitting; a hydrophobic filter element situated above and upstream from the distributor fitting; an outlet for gas downstream from the hydrophobic filter element; and a drain outlet for liquid below the distributor filling.