摘要:
Metal, especially zinc, is purified by distillation of the metal in the fused state in a packed column. The fused metal is introduced at the top of the packing so that a coherent stream of the metal flows through a considerable height of the packing. Heat is supplied to the packing to provide a temperature gradient across the packing so that the temperature of the vapor remote from the coherent stream is relatively high with respect to the temperature of the coherent stream.
摘要:
PROCESS OF TREATING WASTE GAS WHICH CONTAINS SO3 AND IS AT A RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERTURE, ABOVE ITS DEW POINT, WHICH COMPRISES: (A) CONTACTING THE GAS AT SAID ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITH AN ABSORBENT COMPRISING (1) AN AMPHOTERIC COMPONENT AND (2) A BASIC COMPONENT, WHEREIN THE AMPHOTERIC COMPONENT (1) IS A LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP OXIDES, HYDRATED OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES OF ALUMINUM ZINC, IRON AND MANGANESE, AND BASIC COMPONENT (2) IS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES OF ALKALI METAL AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FOR ABSORPTION OF SO3 FROM THE GAS AND THEREBY LOWERING THE DEW POINT OF THE GAS TO A LOWER DEW POINT; (B) UTILIZING AT LEAST PART OF THE GAS AS A HEATING MEDIUM IN A HEAT EXCHANGE WHEREBY THE GAS IS COOLED TO A RELATIVELY LOW TEMPERATURE BUT ABOVE SAID LOWER DEW POINT.