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Incineration of sulfur plant tail gas

US4241040A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1978
Grant dateDec 23, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 24, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23G7/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The tail gas from a sulfur process is added directly to the fuel gas supplied to an incinerator burner. The H.sub.2 S in the tail gas is converted by the burner to SO.sub.2 to enable the sulfur process to meet environmental air pollution requirements.

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