(19)
(11) EP 2 118 568 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
18.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/47

(21) Application number: 08727709.1

(22) Date of filing: 16.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F23J 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2008/051114
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/112339 (18.09.2008 Gazette 2008/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 13.03.2007 US 685447

(71) Applicant: Alstom Technology Ltd
5400 Baden (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • DURANT, James F.
    Windsor, Connecticut 06095 (US)
  • JACOBS, Robert V.
    Windsor, Connecticut 06095 (US)

(74) Representative: Hellwig, Tillmann Johannes 
Dreiss Patentanwälte Gerokstrasse 1
70188 Stuttgart
70188 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) IMPROVED DIRECT SORBENT PREPARATION/FEED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER SYSTEMS