Patent SG-11201810457T-A (SG)
Title: Methods and systems for marine sulfur dioxide emission reduction
Inventor: CODOLUTO STEPHEN
IPC: B01D53/79
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1 Ill 1411 0 11101 010 11111 010 1111 1 0 01 OH OH 010 HO 11111 00 11110 11110E111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2017/222743 Al 28 December 2017 (28.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every BOlD 53/18 (2006.01) BOlD 53/79 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, BOlD 53/50 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (21) International Application Number: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, PCT/US2017/034612 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (22) International Filing Date: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, 26 May 2017 (26.05.2017) MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (25) Filing Language: English SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (26) Publication Language: English TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 62/353,659 23 June 2016 (23.06.2016) US kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (71) Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND EN- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, GINEERING COMPANY [US/US]; 1545 Route 22 East, P.O. Box 900, Annandale, NJ 08801-0900 (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (72) Inventors: CODOLUTO, Stephen, C.; 7627 Willow MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, School Drive, Spring, TX 77389 (US). SUBRAMANIA, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, _ Venkatesh; 4607 Olive Green Court, Houston, TX 77059 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (US). = (74) Agent: BARRETT, Glenn, T. et al.; Exxonmobil Research = and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, P.O. Box 900, Annandale, NJ 08801-0900 (US). = (54) Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS = = = 13 30 = = FOR MARINE SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION REDUCTION (57) : Improved methods and systems are provided for the on-board removal of sulfur dioxide generated by a marine vessel. The method includes spraying an alkaline fluid (13) into the flue gas (12) 10 to produce a saturated flue gas stream containing the alkaline fluid; and flowing the saturated flue gas stream containing the alkaline fluid = 12 _, 16 through a venturi (14) to cause the particulates in the flue gas to impact = = _ _ 0 the alkaline fluid and react at least a portion of the sulfur dioxide with 18 the alkaline fluid. = 14 ....,,, = = 411 = 20 17 = — 26 28 38 36 11 •24 .4 I 10-11d 4 1411 M 7r 32 34 IN 430 ei ei ei FIG. 1 IN 1-1 0 ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/222743 Al IMEDIMOMMIONOIDEMOONCEMBIERVOIMIE Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) priority of the Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))