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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1982
Edward Shapiro, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Pittsburgh Environmental Systems Incorporated, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A process for removing SO.sub.2 and NO.sub.x from waste gas and recovering sulfur comprising scrubbing the waste gases with a water slurry of FeS in the presence of FeSO.sub.4 and Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4. SO.sub.2 is captured by the formation of FeS.sub.2 and FeSO.sub.4 in the scrubber. By thermal regeneration in a reducing atmosphere the FeS.sub.2 is converted to FeS and Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 to Na.sub.2 S. The FeS is recycled to the scrubber. The Na.sub.2 S is returned to the system reacting with FeSO.sub.4 to form Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and FeS. The last reaction reduces the amount of FeSO.sub.4 entering the regenerator where by an undesirable side reaction, it may be partially converted to SO.sub.2 and Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4.