Sulfur dioxide with coal
AssigneeAllied Chemical Corporation
InventorsCharles T. Ratcliffe, Geza Pap
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Abstract
A process is described for producing sulfur by the reaction of sulfur dioxide with agglomerating coal. The purity of the product gases is improved and the tendency of the coal to agglomerate is reduced by employing coal particles having a particle size below 500 microns.
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In a process for producing sulfur by the reduction of sulfur dioxide with an agglomerating coal wherein a sulfur dioxide containing gas is passed into a bed of particles of the coal heated to a temperature of between 600.degree. and 900.degree. C and sulfur is recovered from the product gases leaving the bed, the improvement which comprises reducing the amount of tar in the product gases and reducing the tendency of the coal particles to agglomerate by employing coal particles having a particle size less than 500 microns.
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