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Instrumental methods of analysis of sulfur compounds in synfuel process streams. Quarterly technical progress report, January-March 1984

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6843659

Task 1. Methods development for the speciation of the polysulfides. Work on this task has been completed in December 1983 and reported accordingly in DOE/PC/40783-T13. Task 2. Methods development for the speciation of dithionite and polythionates. Work is in progress on the polarography of the polythionates. Results will be presented in a forthcoming Quarterly Report. Task 3. Total accounting of the sulfur balance in representative samples of synfuel process streams. Two aqueous samples emanating from different stages of the Lummus Process were analyzed. As expected, total sulfur content was low, viz., 0.006 M and 0.001 M. Concentrations of sulfidic sulfur, polysulfidic sulfur, thiosulfate, sulfite, trithionate, tetrathionate, and pentathionate were less than 0.001 M each. 5 references, 3 tables.

Research Organization:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-81PC40783
OSTI ID:
6843659
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/40783-T14; ON: DE84012029
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English