Agglomeration of finely divided sulfur particles in a liquid suspension

A process for preparing agglomerates of finely divided sulfur particles, which comprises the steps of continuously feeding into an agglomeration system (1) a first stream of a suspension of finely divided sulfur particles suspended in an aqueous liquid medium, and (2) a second stream consisting essentially of molten sulfur, continuously agitating the contents of the agglomeration system to effect collisions between said sulfur particles and contacts between said sulfur particles and said molten sulfur so that the surfaces of said sulfur particles are wetted with said molten sulfur so as to cause said particles to stick together and to cause said molten sulfur to solidify, in situ, while it is undergoing agitation and is in contact with the sulfur particles whereby to form solid sulfur agglomerates, and then recovering said sulfur agglomerates from the liquid phase.