Patent ID: 7056367

Claim:
A scrubber device for reduction of particulate and gaseous contaminants from exhaust gases comprising: co-axial nested inlet conduit, hot conduit, and outlet conduit for counterflow passage of the exhaust gases, a tank containing a bath of scrubbing liquid, wherein ends of the hot and outlet conduits are operatively interconnected and immersed in the scrubbing liquid within the tank whereby the exhaust gases pass through the liquid bath, one or more sets of mixing vanes, and one or more sets of horizontal mist eliminator vanes, wherein said mixing vanes, are located within the immersed end of the outlet conduit, and are adapted to generate turbulence in the exhaust gases to form very small bubbles, and wherein said mist eliminator vanes are located in the outlet conduit downstream of the mixing vanes, and are adapted to remove droplet and mist from the exhaust gases.