Patent ID: 7829047

Claim:
A mercury oxidation system for producing gaseous oxidized mercury, said system comprising: a chamber having a mercury inlet, an oxidant inlet, and an oxidized mercury outlet; a source of mercury in fluid communication with said mercury inlet; a source of oxidant in fluid communication with said oxidant inlet; a catalyst located within said chamber, said catalyst having a substrate and a layer attached to at least part of said substrate, said layer containing a noble metal and having an average thickness of less than 100 nanometers; and a heater, said heater operable to heat said catalyst to a temperature above 100° C.; wherein said source of mercury is operable to provide fluid mercury to said chamber and in contact with said catalyst and said source of oxidant is operable to provide fluid halogen to said chamber and in contact with said catalyst when said substrate is heated to a temperature above 100° C., said catalyst catalyzing the oxidation of mercury to form gaseous oxidized mercury.