Method and apparatus for producing gaseous sulfur trioxide
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C01B-017/69
C01B-017/76
C01B-017/80
출원번호
US-0786756
(1997-01-24)
발명자
/ 주소
MacArthur, Brian W.
Jessup, Walter A.
Chittenden, John C.
출원인 / 주소
The Chemithon Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun
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An apparatus and method for producing sulfur comprises a vessel containing a plurality of spaced-apart channels each having an upstream end communicating with an upstream manifold and a downstream end communicating with a downstream manifold. Each channel comprises a single, continuous, uninterrupte
An apparatus and method for producing sulfur comprises a vessel containing a plurality of spaced-apart channels each having an upstream end communicating with an upstream manifold and a downstream end communicating with a downstream manifold. Each channel comprises a single, continuous, uninterrupted conversion stage terminating at the downstream channel end. A first mixture, of SO2and air from the sulfur burner, is introduced into the upstream manifold and flows as a stream through each of the channels where the stream is cooled and the SO2is converted in the conversion stage to SO3to produce, at the downstream channel end, a second mixture consisting essentially of SO3and air. The first mixture is not cooled between the sulfur burner and the converter. The stream flowing through the conversion stage is maintained at a temperature which sustains conversion of SO2to SO3,without diluting the stream with a cooling fluid or diverting the stream outside the channel contained in the converter vessel.
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An apparatus and method for producing sulfur comprises a vessel containing a plurality of spaced-apart channels each having an upstream end communicating with an upstream manifold and a downstream end communicating with a downstream manifold. Each channel comprises a single, continuous, uninterrupte
An apparatus and method for producing sulfur comprises a vessel containing a plurality of spaced-apart channels each having an upstream end communicating with an upstream manifold and a downstream end communicating with a downstream manifold. Each channel comprises a single, continuous, uninterrupted conversion stage terminating at the downstream channel end. A first mixture, of SO2and air from the sulfur burner, is introduced into the upstream manifold and flows as a stream through each of the channels where the stream is cooled and the SO2is converted in the conversion stage to SO3to produce, at the downstream channel end, a second mixture consisting essentially of SO3and air. The first mixture is not cooled between the sulfur burner and the converter. The stream flowing through the conversion stage is maintained at a temperature which sustains conversion of SO2to SO3,without diluting the stream with a cooling fluid or diverting the stream outside the channel contained in the converter vessel. n solvent with the first material and thereby produce a charged solvent, said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent being in a liquid state and comprising a C1-C3fluorinated hydrocarbon which includes one or more carbon, fluorine and hydrogen atoms only and at least 3 fluorine atoms; and (b) separating said charged solvent from the remainder of the mass of material wherein the first material is not naturally occurring in said mass of material, said mass of material comprises a polymeric solid and said first material is removed from said polymeric solid. 4. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is a volatile contaminant. 5. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material has a boiling point of greater than 25° C. and less than 300° C. 6. A process according to claim 3 wherein said first material has a boiling point of greater than 50° C. and less than 150° C. 7. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material has a melting point of greater than -200° C. and less than 60° C. 8. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material has a melting point of greater than -80° C. and less than 15° C. 9. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is a liquid at the temperature at which said mass of material is contacted with said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent. 10. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is an organic solvent. 11. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is selected from a substituted cyclic, aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon, an unsubstitued cyclic, aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon an alcohol, ester, ketone, ether, nitrile or amine. 12. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is a reaction solvent. 13. A process according to claim 3, wherein said first material is a solvent used in the selective extraction of one material from a mass of material. 14. A process according to claim 3, wherein said polymeric solid is an inert solid matrix. 15. A process according to claim 3, wherein said polymeric solid is a polystyrene or polyacrylic polymer or a copolymer. 16. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent at atmospheric pressure has a boiling point of less than 20° C. 17. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent at atmospheric pressure has a boiling point of greater than -90° C. 18. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent has up to eight fluorine atoms. 19. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent has up to six fluorine atoms. 20. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent has up to four fluorine atoms. 21. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is saturated. 22. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is tetrafluoroethane. 23. A process according to claim 3, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. 24. A process according to claim 3, wherein in step (a) said mass of material is contact with a solvent mixture of said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent and a co-solvent. 25. A process according to claim 3, wherein the fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is removed from the charged solvent and hence from the first material by distillation. 26. A process according to claim 3, including the step of removing fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent from the remainder of said mass of material after step (b). 27. A process according to claim 26, wherein removal of said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is achieved by providing conditions for the evaporation of said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent. 28. A process according to claim 3, wherein said mass of material is contacted with said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of less than 80° C. 29. A process according to claim 3, wherein said mass of ma terial is contacted with said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent at a temperature of less than 40° C. 30. A process according to claim 3, wherein said mass of material is contacted with said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent at ambient temperature. 31. A process as claimed in claim 3 carried out in an apparatus comprising a separation means having a first inlet via which fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is input into the separation means and a second inlet, separate from said first inlet, via which a mass of material which includes said first material is input into the separation means, said first and second inlets and said separation means being arranged for intimate contact between fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent passing into said separation means via said first inlet and said mass of material passing into the separation means via said second inlet, the process comprising: delivering said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent to the first inlet of the separation means; delivering the mass of material which includes said first material to the second inlet of the separation means; intimately contacting said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent and said mass of material in said separation means so as to charge said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent with said first material and thereby produce said charged solvent; collecting charged solvent which includes said first material; and collecting said mass of material after said first material has been extracted therefrom. 32. A process as claimed in claim 31, wherein said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is tetrafluoroethane. 33. A process as claimed in claim 31, wherein said separation means comprises an extraction column having an upper end and a lower end, wherein said first inlet of the separation means is at said upper end of the column and said second inlet of the separation means is at said lower end of the column. 34. Apparatus for use in a process as claimed in claim 3, the apparatus comprising a separation means having a first inlet via which fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent is input into the separation means and a second inlet via which a mass of material which includes a first material to be removed from the mass of material is input into the separation means, the first and second inlets and said separation means being arranged for the intimate contact of said fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent passing into the separation means via said first inlet and said mass of material passing into the separation means via said second inlet, the apparatus further comprising: means for delivering fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent to the first inlet of the separation means; means for delivering the mass of material which includes the first material to the second inlet of the separation means; means for collecting fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent which includes the first material extracted from the mass of material; and means for collecting the mass of material after the first material has been extracted therefrom; wherein a fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent which comprises a C1-C3fluorinated hydrocarbon which includes one or more carbon and hydrogen atoms only and includes at least three fluorine atoms is present in the separation means. 35. Apparatus according to claim 34, wherein: the valve means is provided between said means for delivering fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent and said first inlet; valve means is provided between said means for delivering the mass of material and said second inlet; valve means is provided in a conduit means which is connected to said separations means for downstream passage of fluid. 36. Apparatus according to claim 34, wherein recirculation means is provided for recirculating fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent back to said means for delivering fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent to the first inlet of the separation means after the fluorinated hydrocarbon solvent has been removed from the first material. 37. Apparatus according to claim 34, wherein a pressure reduction means is provided for reducing the pressure in the separation means to less than atmospheric pressure. 38. A process of removing a first material from a mass of material as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first material is not naturally occurring in said mass of material, said mass of material comprises a polymeric solid and said first material is removed from said polymeric solid. 39. A process of removing a first material from a mass of material as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first material comprises a contaminant solvent which is not naturally occurring in said mass of material but is brought into contact with other components in said mass of material in an upstream process step. ulphonate) is above 90%. 19. Ammonium nitrate bodies, especially prills, produced by a process as claimed in claim 1. 20. Ammonium nitrate bodies as claimed in claim 19 which contain less than 0.1% by weight of water and are able to absorb not less than 6% of their weight of fuel oil while remaining a pourable particulate material. 21. A method for producing ammonium nitrate prill, comprising the step of using a synergistic combination of poly-styrene sulphonate and ammonium sulphate as a crystal-habit modifier.
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