Apparatus for manufacture of sulphur

Claim 1

TREATING APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, FIRST AND SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO, COMMUNICATING WITH AND RESPECTIVELY FORMING OUTLETS FOR SAID FIRST AND SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND LIQUID-SEAL MEANS RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND CONTROL MEANS RESPECTIVELY COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIQUID-SEAL MEANS FOR CHANGING THE LEVEL OF A LIQUID AT SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIQUID-SEAL MEANS BETWEEN AN UPPER LEVEL WHERE SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIQUID-SEAL MEANS ARE RESPECTIVELY CLOSED FOR RESPECTIVELY CLOSING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS AND A LOWER LEVEL WHERE SAID FIRST AND SECON LIQUID-SEAL MEANS ARE RESPECTIVELY OPEN FOR RESPECTIVELY OPENING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTROL MEANS BEING INDIVIDUALLY OPERABLE FOR SELECTIVELY OPENING OR CLOSING EACH DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS, FIRST CONDUTI MEANS LEADING FROM SAID FIRST DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS TO SAID SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID FIRST REACTION CHAMBER MEANS, SECOND CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH AND LEADING FROM SAID SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS; BY-PASS CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED AND COMMUNICATING WITH AND LEADING AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR LEADING A FLUID FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH SAID SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS AND SECOND DISCHARGE PASSAGE MEANS, VALVE MEANS IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS BETWEEN SAID SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS AND THE CONNECTION OF SAID BY-PASS CONDUIT MEANS WITH SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FOR CUTTING OFF OR OPENING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS; AND SUPPLY MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPLYING MATERIALS TO BE TREATED EITHER TO SAID FIRST OR TO SAID SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS, WHEREBY OPERATIONS MAY BE CARRIED ON WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND REACTION CHAMBER MEANS IN SERIES OR SELECTIVELY WITH EITHER OF SAID REACTION CHAMBER MEANS WHILE THE NON-OPERATING REACTION CHAMBER MEANS IS COMPLETELY SEALED OFF FROM THE OPERATIONS.