Method to reduce the potential salt cake content of chlorine dioxide generator spent acids
AssigneeMultifibre Process Limited
InventorDerek G. Lobley
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Abstract
A method of generating chlorine dioxide that comprises forming chloric acid by the action of sulphuric acid on a chlorate in a generator in the liquid phase. The chloric acid is reduced to produce chlorine dioxide. The chlorate is fed to the generator as a solid slurry.
Claims3
In a method of generating chlorine dioxide that comprises forming chloric acid by the action of sulphuric acid on a chlorate in a generator in the liquid phase and reducing the chloric acid to produce chlorine dioxide the improvement that comprises adding dilution water to dry chlorate prior to feeding the chlorate to the generator so that the chlorate is fed as a slurry.
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