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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adolf Metzger, Wiesbaden, DT;
Karl-Heinz Henke, Frankfurt am Main, DT;
Horst Schreiber, Kelkheim, Taunus, DT;
Assignee:
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423514 ; 423519 ;
Abstract
Crystallized ammonium thiosulfate is manufactured by converting ammonia with oxygen containing sulfur dioxide in ammonium thiosulfate solution to ammonium bisulfite and ammonium sulfite in a first step, while maintaining a pH of from 5.5 to 7.0 and a reaction temperature of up to 80.degree.C. In a second step, the ammonium bisulfite and ammonium sulfite in the solution are converted with ammonia and sulfur to ammonium thiosulfate.