Process for the combustion of ammonium sulfate
Abstract
Abstract A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING PARTICLUATE AMMONIUM SULFATE INTO A DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, STEAM, AND MOLECULAR NITROGEN SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF NITROGEN OXIDES, COMPRISING: (A) BURNING A CARBONACEOUS FUEL IN A COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN THE PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT COMBUSTION AIR TO MAINTAIN AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATION OF FROM 1 TO 10% BY VOLUME IN GASES EXITING FROM THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER; (B) FEEDING A STREAM OF PARTICULATE AMMONIUM SULFATE HAVING A PARTICLE SIZE OF FROM 0.01 TO 3.0 MM. DIAMETER INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; AND (C) BURNING SAID AMMONIUM SULFATE IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 800 TO 1250*C. TO FORM A DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, STEAM, AND MOLECULAR NITROGEN SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF NITROGEN OXIDES.
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- 👤 H Furkert
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