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Process for efficiently purifying industrial gas

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7291480
Sulfur dioxide and ammonia remaining in waste-gas after partial purification thereof, for example by means of ammonia or ammonium sulfite solutions, are withdrawn from said gas by washing with a diluted aqueous solution of ammonium sulfate; the resulting ammonium sulfite containing solution is oxidized thereafter either by means of air or in an electrochemical cell. 8 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, des Carburants and Lubrifiants
Patent Number(s):
US 3943228
OSTI ID:
7291480
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English