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Process for oxidizing sulfur and sulfur compounds

US4277458A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 1979
Grant dateJul 7, 1981
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Expiry dateJul 13, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J23/682
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A gas containing carbon oxysulfide or carbon disulfide is passed in admixture with oxygen through a catalyst formed of a carrier, vanadium oxide and silver, the proportion of iron oxide, if any, being lower than 1% by weight. The amount of vanadium oxide may be 0.5 to 10% by weight and that of silver 0.05 to 4% by weight.

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