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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1987
Werner Sturm, Bilkheim, DE;
Steuler-Industriewerke GmbH, Hohr-Grenzhausen, DE;
Abstract
A method for the continuous reduction of sulphur dioxide-containing gases essentially free of molecular oxygen, using coal or carbon, which comprises introducing the sulphur dioxide-containing gases into a coal-filled or carbon-filled reactor divided into at least three temperature zones, the temperature of which continuously increases in the direction of flow, including an inlet zone at a temperature of 150.degree. to 200.degree. C., a middle zone having a temperature of 300.degree. to 700.degree. C. and an outlet zone having a temperature of 900.degree. to 1100.degree. C. and passing the sulphur dioxide-containing gases through the zones so that the gases are heated to a final temperature of about 900.degree. to 1100.degree. C. in the outlet zone of the reactor and the sulphur dioxide is reduced to sulfur in the individual temperature zones. In a preferred embodiment, the sulphur dioxide-containing gases are introduced into a reactor having four temperature zones.