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Roasting sulfide ores
Assignee: Standard Oil Development Co
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Filing: 1952-06-12
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Granted: 1954-07-06
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Expires: 1972-06-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren K Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 16:07
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B1/00; C22B1/02; C22B1/10; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/48; C01B17/50; C01B17/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ROASTING IRON SULFIDES WITH A FREE OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, CONTINUOUSLY INTRODUCING INTO A REACTION ZONE A SUSPENSION OF FINELY DIVIDED IRON SULFIDE IN A FREE OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS INTO A BOTTOM PORTION OF A DENSE TURBULENT FLUIDIZED BED CONSISTING PREDOMINANTLY OF HOT FINELY DIVIDED IRON OXIDE WHEREBY THE SULFIDE IS OXIDIZED AND SO2 PRODUCED; INDIRECTLY COOLING THE CONTENTS THE FLUIDIZED BED BY CIRCULATING A COOLING FLUID THROUGH A COOLING COIL IMMERSED IN SAID BED, REMOVING OVERHEAD FROM THE REACTION ZONE A GAS CONTAINING SO2, AND CONTINUOUSLY SEPARATELY REMOVING SOLIDS CONSISTING SUBSTANTIALLY OF IRON OXIDE WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF IRON SULFIDE FROM A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
IN A PROCESS FOR ROASTING IRON SULFIDES WITH A FREE OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, CONTINUOUSLY INTRODUCING INTO A REACTION ZONE A SUSPENSION OF FINELY DIVIDED IRON SULFIDE IN A FREE OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS INTO A BOTTOM PORTION OF A DENSE TURBULENT FLUIDIZED BED CONSISTING PREDOMINANTLY OF HOT FINELY DIVIDED IRON OXIDE WHEREBY THE SULFIDE IS OXIDIZED AND SO2 PRODUCED; INDIRECTLY COOLING THE CONTENTS THE FLUIDIZED BED BY CIRCULATING A COOLING FLUID THROUGH A COOLING COIL IMMERSED IN SAID BED, REMOVING OVERHEAD FROM THE REACTION ZONE A GAS CONTAINING SO2, AND CONTINUOUSLY SEPARATELY REMOVING SOLIDS CONSISTING SUBSTANTIALLY OF IRON OXIDE WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF IRON SULFIDE FROM A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1961-07-05 | 1962-01-04 | 1962-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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