Abstract:
The disclosure provides for methods of oxidizing carbide anions, or negative ions, from salt like carbides at temperatures from about 150° C. to about 750° C. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for reactions with intermediate transition metal carbides. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a system of reactions where salt-like carbide anions and intermediate carbide anions are oxidized to produce pure carbon of various allotropes.
Abstract:
In a process for the production of calcium carbide in a shaft furnace, a plasma arc (plasma torch) is generated by the introduction of electric energy with the help of a plasma burner device penetrating the upper cover of the shaft furnace. A counter electrode is provided in the bottom part of the shaft furnace. About the plasma arc or torch, a burden mixture of calcium-oxide and carbon-containing substances is concentrically introduced so as to form a protective mound of solid burden components on the inner wall of the furnace. In order to provide an operationally safe process by using plasma burners, with which both coarse and fine-grain burden components may be employed and with which calcium carbide is obtained in higher yields with an improved utilization of the energy consumed, the burden mixture is used separately as a coarse-grain fraction and as a fine-grain fraction. The coarse-grain fraction is introduced through an annular gap between the furnace wall and the furnace cover so as to form a movable protective mound along the furnace wall. The fine-grain fraction is introduced into the space between the plasma arc and the protective mound. The process gas forming at the reaction emerges through the coarse-grain-fraction protective mound and the annular gap. A shaft furnace includes a refractorily lined furnace wall and an upper cover, through which a plasma burner device and a charging device are guided. A counter electrode is provided in the bottom part of the furnace.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process comprising the cooling and comminuting of molten calcium carbide, wherein a molten stream of calcium carbide is tapped off from a furnace at 1900.degree. to 2100.degree. C., cooled and comminuted. More particularly, the molten calcium carbide is initially comminuted into droplets and the droplets are cooled to less than 200.degree. C. The process can be carried out with the aid of an apparatus comprised of a heatable or coolable feed duct, a nozzle for comminuting the molten stream, and a series of fluidized bed cooling zones.
Abstract:
Production of calcium carbide of low gas yield from calcium carbide of higher gas yield. Calcium oxide having a particle size of between 1 and 8 mm is introduced,preferably during tapping, into the melt of such calcium carbide of higher gas yield.
Abstract:
CALCIUM OXIDE IS MIXED WITH AN AQUEOUS BITUMEN EMULSION TO FORM A DRY, POWDERY SOLID. THIS SOLID IS THEN COKED AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 500* AND 1500* C., AND THEN HEATED IN AN INERT ATMOSPHERE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 1500* AND 1800* C. TO FORM SOLID CALCIUM CARBIDE.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING CARBON IN HIGH YIELD FROM A PETROLEUM RESIDUUM, IN PARTICULAR FROM ASPHALT, WHICH CONSISTS OF HEATING THE PETROLEUM RESIDUUM IN A NONOXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE SUCH AS NITROGEN AT A TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING 1000*F. AND A PRESSURE EXCEEDING 50 P.S.I.A.
Abstract:
CaO suitable for making CaC2 is produced by causing pulverulent Ca(OH)2, resulting from the manufacture of C2H2 from CaC2 and containin as impurities metallic iron and ion compounds, to fall freely through a magnetic field to remove the said impurities, and then the purified Ca(OH)2 is calcined and sintered to yield CaO. The purified hydroxide may be briquetted with anthracite, e.g. 7%, and calcined to oxide. An example compares separation of iron and ferrosilicon from the hydroxide by allowing it to fall past a magnetic drum, with the prior art operation of allowing the hydroxide to fall on to the drum.