FLUE GAS CLEANUP USING A NOVEL CORONA GENERATOR

THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 WILL REQUIRE MORE STRINGENT CONTROL OF EMISSIONS OF GASEOUS CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS SULFUR OXIDES (SOX), NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX), AND THE VOLATILE AIR TOXICS. THIS TREND TOWARD MORE STRINGENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS CLASHES WITH THE DEMANDS OF EMERGING MARKETS: LOWER AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT COST AND HIGHER COLLECTION EFFICIENCIES FOR THESE CONTAMINANTS. THIS GRANT APPLICATION IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUPERIOR METHOD OF APPLYING CORONA CHEMISTRY. THE PHASE I PROJECT WILL STUDY THE EFFECT OF SYSTEM VARIABLES SUCH AS GEOMETRY, RESIDENCE TIME, TYPE OF ENERGIZATION, AND POLARITY ON POLLUTANT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY REQUIREMENT. THESE RESULTS WILL INDICATE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR WHICH SYSTEMS VIABILITY AND ECONOMICS CAN BE DETERMINED FOR USE AS THE BASIS FOR A DECISION TO PROCEED TO PHASE II.