Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture – Sulfur or sulfur containing component
Patent
1974-01-28
1976-09-14
Vertiz, Oscar R.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture
Sulfur or sulfur containing component
423166, C01B 1700
Patent
active
039807568
ABSTRACT:
Gases containing SO.sub.2 from a furnace are contacted in the scrubbing zone of a scrubber with an aqueous scrubbing medium containing solid alkaline earth metal carbonate, seed crystals of alkaline earth metal sulfate and dissolved alkaline earth metal carbonate and sulfate and having a pH of from 6.0 to 6.5. The SO.sub.2 reacts to form sulfites and bisulfites. The scrubbing medium is then withdrawn from the scrubbing zone and discharged to a reaction tank. Air is blown through the scrubbing medium in the reaction tank and then up into and through the scrubber and scrubbing zone. The oxygen reacts with sulfite to form sulfate in both the reaction tank and the scrubbing zone. The amount of oxygen is controlled so that the pH in the scrubber will not drop below about 4.5 and so as to oxidize not more than about 30 to 50% of the sulfite. Fresh additives in the form of alkaline earth metal carbonate or alkaline earth metal oxide which has been formed by calcining alkaline earth metal carbonate in the furnace is also introduced into the reaction tank and the pH returned to 6.0 to 6.5. A portion of the medium from the reaction tank is returned to the scrubbing zone and the remainder is further treated with oxygen to convert the remaining sulfite to sulfate which is precipitated and separated from the liquid. The liquid is then returned to the scrubbing cycle.
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patent: 2080779 (1937-05-01), Lessing
patent: 3411864 (1968-11-01), Pallinger
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patent: 3775532 (1973-11-01), Shah
Bozzuto Carl Richard
Dixson Donn Lewis
Berneike Richard H.
Combustion Engineering Inc.
Heller Gregory A.
Vertiz Oscar R.
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