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US3292996A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of recovery of sulfur oxides and ammonia

Assignee: Davy McKee AG
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Filing: 1964-10-27
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-10-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Furkert Herbert
  • 👤 Muhlenbein Hans

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:54
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01C; C01C1/00; C01C1/02; C01C1/10; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/48; C01B17/50; C01B17/58; C01C1/026; C01C1/028

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING SULFUR DIOXIDE AND AMMONIA FROM SOURCE MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID, AND SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID IN WATER, AND SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID IN WATER CONTAINING EXCESS SULFURIC ACID, COMPRISING HEATING SAID SOURCE MATERIAL IN THE PRESENCE OF A REDUCING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, CARBON, SULFITE LIQUOR, CARBON MONOXIDE AND ORGANIC REDUCING AGENTS, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 250*C. AND 500*C., TO CONVERT ANY FREE SULFURIC ACID IN SAID SOURCE MATERIAL AND ALSO A PORTION OF THE SULFURIC ACID COMBINED IN THE FORM OF SAID AMMONIUM SALT OF SULFURIC ACID, INTO SULFUR DIOXIDE, WHEREBY THE REMAINING SULFUR AND AMMONIUM SALT MATERIALS ARE IN THE FORM OF A MIXTURE OF AMMONIUM SULFATE AND AMMONIUM BISULFATE, AND RECOVERING AMMONIUM FROM SAID MIXTURE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 143 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING SULFUR DIOXIDE AND AMMONIA FROM SOURCE MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID, AND SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID IN WATER, AND SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM SALTS OF SULFURIC ACID IN WATER CONTAINING EXCESS SULFURIC ACID, COMPRISING HEATING SAID SOURCE MATERIAL IN THE PRESENCE OF A REDUCING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, CARBON, SULFITE LIQUOR, CARBON MONOXIDE AND ORGANIC REDUCING AGENTS, AT A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 250*C. AND 500*C., TO CONVERT ANY FREE SULFURIC ACID IN SAID SOURCE MATERIAL AND ALSO A PORTION OF THE SULFURIC ACID COMBINED IN THE FORM OF SAID AMMONIUM SALT OF SULFURIC ACID, INTO SULFUR DIOXIDE, WHEREBY THE REMAINING SULFUR AND AMMONIUM SALT MATERIALS ARE IN THE FORM OF A MIXTURE OF AMMONIUM SULFATE AND AMMONIUM BISULFATE, AND RECOVERING AMMONIUM FROM SAID MIXTURE.

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