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Method of and apparatus for the treatment of exhaust-gases in the electrolytic production of aluminum
Assignee: GEA Group AG
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Filing: 1975-01-22
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Granted: 1977-02-01
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Expires: 1995-01-22
Abstract
Abstract Hydrogen-fluoride-containing gases from the electrolytic production of aluminum are subjected to electrostatic precipitation to remove dust particles containing substances which are deleterious to aluminum production before the gases are treated in an expanded bed with alumina on which the hydrogen fluoride is adsorbed. Following the dry adsorption in the expanded bed, the gases entraining the adsorbent particles are subjected to electrostatic precipitation in which the particles are separated from the gas thus freed from hydrogen fluoride. The particles are recycled to the electrolytic aluminum production apparatus, the particles being free from the deleterious substances which have previously been removed.
Inventors
- 👤 Volker Sparwald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-22 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03C; B03C3/00; B03C3/34; B03C3/36; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/68; B03C3/017; C; C25; C25C; C25C3/00; C25C3/06; C25C3/22; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/30; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/10; Y02P10/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of removing hydrogen fluoride from an exhaust gas produced by a plant for the electrolytic production of aluminum, said gas containing impurities detrimental to the aluminue, said method comprises the steps of: a. electrostatically precipitating said impurities from said gas; b. thereafter passing said gas from which the impurities have been electrostatically precipitated in step (a) through an expanded fluorized bed of alumina particles to adsorb hydrogen fluoride from said gas on said alumina particles; c. entraining the alumina particles on which hydrogen fluoride is adsorbed from said gas from the top of said expanded bed in a gas-solid suspension; d. separating solids from said suspension by electrostatically precipitation immediately upon passage of said suspension from said bed, thereby grading said solid into a coarse-grain fraction, a medium-grain fraction and a fine-grain fraction, said fractions being separately collected; e. heating said coarse-grain fraction and thereafter feeding the heated coarse-grain fraction to a furnace for the electrolytic production of aluminum; and f. subjecting said fine-grain fraction to pyrohydrolysis to evolve hydrogen fluoride therefrom.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of removing hydrogen fluoride from an exhaust gas produced by a plant for the electrolytic production of aluminum, said gas containing impurities detrimental to the aluminue, said method comprises the steps of: a. electrostatically precipitating said impurities from said gas; b. thereafter passing said gas from which the impurities have been electrostatically precipitated in step (a) through an expanded fluorized bed of alumina particles to adsorb hydrogen fluoride from said gas on said alumina particles; c. entraining the alumina particles on which hydrogen fluoride is adsorbed from said gas from the top of said expanded bed in a gas-solid suspension; d. separating solids from said suspension by electrostatically precipitation immediately upon passage of said suspension from said bed, thereby grading said solid into a coarse-grain fraction, a medium-grain fraction and a fine-grain fraction, said fractions being separately collected; e. heating said coarse-grain fraction and thereafter feeding the heated coarse-grain fraction to a furnace for the electrolytic production of aluminum; and f. subjecting said fine-grain fraction to pyrohydrolysis to evolve hydrogen fluoride therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method defined in claim 1, further comprising the steps of moisturizing the gas prior to electrostatic precipitation in step (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of feeding said medium-grain fraction to said fluidized bed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein the hydrogen fluoride produced in step (f) is fed to said fluoridized bed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method defined in claim 1 wherein hydrogen fluoride is evolved upon heating of said coarse-grain fraction in step (4) and is fed to said fluoridized bed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of subjecting solids collected in step (a) by electrostatic precipitation to pyrohydrolysis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method defined in claim 6 wherein hydrogen fluoride is produced by pyrohydrolysis of the solids collected in step (a) and is fed to said expanded bed.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
192 words
An apparatus for the removal of hydrogen fluoride from exhaust gas formed in the electrolytic production of aluminum in an electrolytic furnace, said gas containing impurities detrimental to the aluminum, said apparatus comprising: a. a first electrostatic precipitation connected to said furnace and traverse by said exhaust gas for electrostatically precipitating said impurities from said gas; b. means forming an expanded fluoridized bed of alumina particles connected to said first electrostatic precipitation for adsorbing hydrogen fluoride from said gas on said alumina particles; c. means for entraining alumina particles in a gas stream from the top of said fluorized bed in a gas-solid suspension; d. a second electrostatic precipitation connected with said fluorized bed and receiving said suspension therefrom for separating solids from said suspension immediately upon passage of said suspension from said bed and grading the separated solids into separately collected fractions including a coarse-grain fraction, a medium-grain fraction and a fine-grain fraction; e. means for heating said course-grain fraction and thereafter feeding the heated coarse-grain fraction to a furnace for the electrolytic production of aluminum; and f. means for subjecting said fine-grain fraction to pyrohydrolysis to evolve hydrogen fluoride therefrom.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
192 words
An apparatus for the removal of hydrogen fluoride from exhaust gas formed in the electrolytic production of aluminum in an electrolytic furnace, said gas containing impurities detrimental to the aluminum, said apparatus comprising: a. a first electrostatic precipitation connected to said furnace and traverse by said exhaust gas for electrostatically precipitating said impurities from said gas; b. means forming an expanded fluoridized bed of alumina particles connected to said first electrostatic precipitation for adsorbing hydrogen fluoride from said gas on said alumina particles; c. means for entraining alumina particles in a gas stream from the top of said fluorized bed in a gas-solid suspension; d. a second electrostatic precipitation connected with said fluorized bed and receiving said suspension therefrom for separating solids from said suspension immediately upon passage of said suspension from said bed and grading the separated solids into separately collected fractions including a coarse-grain fraction, a medium-grain fraction and a fine-grain fraction; e. means for heating said course-grain fraction and thereafter feeding the heated coarse-grain fraction to a furnace for the electrolytic production of aluminum; and f. means for subjecting said fine-grain fraction to pyrohydrolysis to evolve hydrogen fluoride therefrom.
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