Nitric Acid → Calcium nitrate

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In a second embodiment of the present process, the gaseous stream is substantially completely saturated with water by addition of water thereto and the dry calcium hydroxide is added to the saturated gaseous stream which reacts with sulfur dioxide to form calcium sulfite or calcium sulfate. The gaseous stream is then exposed to a coronal discharge to form nitric acid from the nitrogen oxides. Further dry calcium hydroxide is then added to the gaseous stream which reacts with the nitric acid to form calcium nitrate. The calcium sulfite or calcium sulfate, calcium nitrate and residual calcium hydroxide, all in dry solid form, are separated from the gaseous stream and the gaseous stream discharged to the atmosphere. The dry solids are preferably separated in a baghouse filter unit and a portion of separated dry residual calcium hydroxide may be returned to the system for use in removal of sulfur dioxide and/or nitric acid from further gaseous stream.

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