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Absorption of sulfur dioxide from gases by ferrous sulfate

US4238466A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1976
Grant dateDec 9, 1980
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Expiry dateOct 8, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D53/507
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This application is directed to the use of ferrous sulfate for absorption of sulfur from gases containing the same. The invention is predicated on the reaction of the sulfur oxides with ferrous sulfate in the presence of oxygen to form principally ferric sulfate.

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