Patent · US Active

Integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer for sulfuric acid decomposition

US7645437B1 · kind B1 · utility

16Cited by
6References
25Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 2007
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/36
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus, constructed of ceramics and other corrosion resistant materials, for decomposing sulfuric acid into sulfur dioxide, oxygen and water using an integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer unit comprising a bayonet-type, dual-tube, counter-flow heat exchanger with a catalytic insert and a central baffle to increase recuperation efficiency.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.