US4283380A
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Process and installation for desulphurizing gases containing SO2
Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine Production SA
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Filing: 1976-10-12
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Granted: 1981-08-11
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Expires: 1996-10-12
Abstract
Abstract In a process for desulphurizing gases containing SO 2 and SO 3 by absorption of the sulphur containing compounds by means of absorbents based on alumina free of alkaline substances, activated alumina or alumina carrying salts or oxides of at least one element selected from the groups IB, IIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIII of the Periodic Classification, the absorption takes place at temperatures comprised between 100° and 400° C., and the absorbent loaded with said compounds in the form of sulphates is heated with a gas containing a reducing gas, especially H 2 S, to a temperature of 250° C. to 450° C., while the elementary sulphur thus formed is separated from said absorbent, whereafter the latter is re-used in a subsequent absorption operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Voirin
- 👤 Pierre Mathieu
- 👤 Claude Chambu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:58
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/14; B01D53/1418; B01D53/1456; B01D53/1481; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01D53/50; B01D53/508
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A process for desulphurizing gases containing SO 2 and SO 3 , O 2 and nitrogen oxide by absorption of the sulphur containing compounds by means of an absorbent comprising contacting said gas with an activated alumina free of alkaline substances absorbent at a temperature between 100° and 400° C., heating the resulting absorbent loaded with said compounds in the form of alumina sulphates with a reducing gas at a temperature of 250° C. to 450° C., separating the elementary sulphur thus formed from said absorbent, and thereafter reusing the absorbent in a subsequent absorption operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for desulphurizing gases containing SO 2 and SO 3 , O 2 and nitrogen oxide by absorption of the sulphur containing compounds by means of an absorbent comprising contacting said gas with an activated alumina free of alkaline substances absorbent at a temperature between 100° and 400° C., heating the resulting absorbent loaded with said compounds in the form of alumina sulphates with a reducing gas at a temperature of 250° C. to 450° C., separating the elementary sulphur thus formed from said absorbent, and thereafter reusing the absorbent in a subsequent absorption operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said absorbent has a specific surface of more than 50 m 2 /g.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said absorbent has a specific surface between 150 and 500 m 2 /g.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said absorption is effected in a fluidized bed and said alumina has a particle size of 50 to 1,000 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said absorption is effected in a fixed bed and said alumina has a particle size of 0.5 to 10 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said absorption is effected in a fixed bed and the time of contact between the gases to be treated and said absorbent is between 1 and 10 seconds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said absorption temperature is 140°-190° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said absorption is effected in a fluidized bed and the time of contact between the gases to be treated and said absorbent is between 0.05 and 1 second.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said reducing gas is hydrogen sulfide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 6 wherein said alumina has a specific surface between 150 and 500 m 2 /g and a particle size of 0.5 to 10 mm and wherein said reducing gas is hydrogen sulfide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said alumina has a specific surface between 150 and 500 m 2 /g and a particle size of 50 to 1,000 microns and wherein said reducing gas is hydrogen sulfide.
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