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Removal and recovery of sulfur oxides from gases

Assignee: Westvaco Corp
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Filing: 1968-08-13
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Granted: 1971-02-16
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Expires: 1988-08-13
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Abstract

Abstract A PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR OXIDES FROM GAS STREAMS WHEREBY THE SULFUR OXIDES ARE ADSORBED ONTO A CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENT AND RECOVERING SULFUR DIOXIDE FROM THE SPENT ADSORBENT BY CONTACTING THE ADSORBENT WITH AN OXIDE-REDUCING GAS, I.E., HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WHEREBY THE ADSORBED SULFUR OXIDES HAVING BEEN ADSORBED AS SULFURIC ACID AND SULFUR TIOXIDE ARE REDUCED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE AND ELEMENTAL SULFUR, THEN REMOVING THE ELE- MENTAL SULFUR FROM THE ADSORBENT BY CONTACTING WITH A SULFUR-REDUCING GAS AND THEREAFTER RECYLCING THE ADSORBENT.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel L Torrence

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CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/48; C01B17/50; C01B17/60; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01D53/50; B01D53/508; C01B17/02; C01B17/04; C01B17/0404; C01B17/0426; C01B17/0473; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/102; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/30; B01D2257/302; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40083; B01D2259/40086; B01D2259/40088; B01D53/06; B01D53/10; B01D53/12

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-02-15 1974-08-17 1975-02-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-02-15 1978-08-17 1979-02-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-02-15 1982-08-17 1983-02-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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