A process comprising contacting a solvent with a sulfur stream comprising sulfur and a contaminant, separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminant and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminated sulfur stream, contacting the decontaminated sulfur with a washing agen
A process comprising contacting a solvent with a sulfur stream comprising sulfur and a contaminant, separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminant and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminated sulfur stream, contacting the decontaminated sulfur with a washing agent, and separating the sulfur from at least some of the washing agent, thereby producing a purified sulfur stream comprising elemental sulfur.
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What is claimed is: 1. A process comprising: contacting a solvent with a sulfur stream comprising sulfur and a contaminant, wherein the solvent is an aqueous phase solvent; separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminant and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminat
What is claimed is: 1. A process comprising: contacting a solvent with a sulfur stream comprising sulfur and a contaminant, wherein the solvent is an aqueous phase solvent; separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminant and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminated sulfur stream; contacting the decontaminated sulfur with a washing agent; and separating the sulfur from at least some of the washing agent, thereby producing a purified sulfur stream comprising elemental sulfur. 2. The process of claim 1 further comprising heating the purified sulfur stream to homogenize the sulfur, reduce or substantially eliminate any remaining washing agent and/or solvent, make the sulfur more suitable for sale or transportation, or combinations thereof. 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the contaminant comprises metals, chelated metals, organic compounds, organometallic compounds, ash, thiosulfates, bicarbonates, mercaptans, or combinations thereof. 4. The process of claim 1, wherein the contaminated sulfur stream comprises at least about 10 weight percent contaminants. 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the contaminated sulfur stream comprises at least about 1 part per million (ppm) mercaptans. 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the solvent comprises an acid and at least one of a hypochlorite and a peroxide-releasing compound. 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the solvent comprises sulfuric acid and at least one of sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite. 8. The process of claim 1, wherein the solvent comprises at least about 1 weight percent sulfuric acid and at least about 0.1 weight percent sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, or both. 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the solvent has a mass flow rate from about 5 times to about 14 times a mass flow rate of the sulfur stream. 10. The process of claim 1, wherein the decontaminated sulfur stream comprises no more than about 1 weight percent contaminants. 11. The process of claim 1, wherein the purified sulfur stream comprises at least about 99 weight percent elemental sulfur and is substantially free of any mercaptans. 12. The process of claim 1, wherein the purified sulfur stream is in the form of a powder, a wet cake, a plurality of flakes, or combinations thereof. 13. The process of claim 1, wherein at least some of the sulfur is in a solid phase during the separation of the sulfur from at least some of the washing agent. 14. A process comprising: contacting an aqueous phase solvent with a sulfur stream comprising elemental sulfur and a plurality of contaminants, wherein the contaminants comprise metals, organic compounds, ash, and mercaptans; separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminants and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminated sulfur stream; contacting the decontaminated sulfur with water; separating the sulfur from at least some of the water; and heating the purified sulfur stream to homogenize the sulfur, reduce or substantially eliminate any remaining water and/or solvent, make the sulfur more suitable for sale or transportation, or combinations thereof, thereby producing a refined sulfur stream comprising at least about 95 weight percent elemental sulfur. 15. The process of claim 14, wherein the solvent comprises sulfuric acid and a hypochlorite. 16. The process of claim 15, wherein the solvent comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of the sulfuric acid and from about 0.5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of the hypochlorite. 17. The process of claim 14, wherein at least some of the sulfur is in a solid phase during the separation of the sulfur from at least some of the water. 18. An apparatus comprising: a reactor configured to receive a sulfur stream and a solvent stream and produce a sulfur slurry stream, wherein the sulfur stream comprises sulfur and a contaminant; a first separator configured to receive the sulfur slurry stream and produce a spent solvent stream and a decontaminated sulfur stream; a washer configured to receive the decontaminated sulfur stream and a washing agent stream and produce a clean sulfur stream; a second separator configured to receive the clean sulfur stream and produce a spent washing agent stream and a purified sulfur stream; and a heater configured to receive the purified sulfur stream and produce a refined sulfur stream. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the solvent stream comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of an acid and from about 0.5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of a hypochlorite, and wherein the purified sulfur stream comprises elemental sulfur and no more than about 5 weight percent of the contaminant. 20. A process comprising: contacting a solvent with a sulfur stream comprising sulfur and a contaminant; separating the sulfur from at least some of the contaminant and at least some of the solvent, thereby producing a decontaminated sulfur stream; contacting the decontaminated sulfur with a washing agent; and separating the sulfur from at least some of the washing agent, thereby producing a purified sulfur stream comprising elemental sulfur, wherein at least some of the sulfur is in a solid phase during the separation of the sulfur from at least some of the washing agent. 21. The process of claim 20 further comprising: heating the purified sulfur stream to homogenize the sulfur, reduce or substantially eliminate any remaining washing agent and/or solvent, make the sulfur more suitable for sale or transportation, or combinations thereof, wherein the contaminated sulfur stream comprises at least about 10 weight percent contaminants, wherein the contaminant comprises metals, chelated metals, organic compounds, organometallic compounds, ash, thiosulfates, bicarbonates, mercaptans, or combinations thereof, wherein the contaminated sulfur stream comprises at least about 1 part per million (ppm) mercaptans, wherein the solvent is an aqueous phase solvent comprising from about 5 weight percent to about 20 weight percent sulfuric acid and from about 0.5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of at least one of sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite, wherein the solvent has a mass flow rate from about 5 times to about 14 times a mass flow rate of the sulfur stream, wherein the decontaminated sulfur stream comprises no more than about 1 weight percent contaminants, wherein the washing agent comprises water, wherein the purified sulfur stream comprises at least about 99 weight percent elemental sulfur and is substantially free of any mercaptans, and wherein the purified sulfur stream is in the form of a powder, a wet cake, a plurality of flakes, or combinations thereof.
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