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US4309401A
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Process for the manufacture of sulphur which can be recycled
Assignee: Sanofi Aventis Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1980-06-24
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Granted: 1982-01-05
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Expires: 2000-06-24
Abstract
Abstract The process for recovering recyclable elemental sulfur from a strongly colored solution containing alkali metal sulfides, alkali metal polysulfides, or mixtures thereof comprising (a) mixing said solution at an alkaline pH with a decolorizing amount of an iron or zinc compound which is a hydroxide or the salt of an inorganic acid whereby a precipitate is formed, (b) separating the precipitate to isolate a decolorized solution, (c) precipitating elemental sulfur from the decolorized solution by adding sulfur dioxide or alkali metal thiosulfate under acidic conditions, and (d) separating the precipitated elemental sulfur.
Inventors
- 👤 Georg Daniek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:02
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/02; C01B17/06; C01B17/22; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/5236
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A process for recovering elemental sulphur from filtrate solutions from the manufacture of sulphur dyestuffs containing sulphur dyestuffs and alkali metal sulphides or alkali metal polysulphides, or mixtures thereof comprising (a) mixing said filtrate solution at an alkaline pH with a decolorizing amount of an iron or zinc compound which is a hydroxide or the salt of an inorganic acid whereby a precipitate is formed, (b) separating the precipitate to isolate a decolorized solution. (c) precipitating elemental sulfur from the decolorized solution by adding sulfur dioxide or alkali metal thiosulfate under acidic conditions, and (d) separating the precipitated elemental sulfur.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for recovering elemental sulphur from filtrate solutions from the manufacture of sulphur dyestuffs containing sulphur dyestuffs and alkali metal sulphides or alkali metal polysulphides, or mixtures thereof comprising (a) mixing said filtrate solution at an alkaline pH with a decolorizing amount of an iron or zinc compound which is a hydroxide or the salt of an inorganic acid whereby a precipitate is formed, (b) separating the precipitate to isolate a decolorized solution. (c) precipitating elemental sulfur from the decolorized solution by adding sulfur dioxide or alkali metal thiosulfate under acidic conditions, and (d) separating the precipitated elemental sulfur.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the amount of said iron or zinc compound is 0.003 to 0.06 kilograms per liter of solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the filtrate is strongly colored waste effluent from production of sulfur dyestuffs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the iron or zinc compound is selected from the group consisting of chloride, sulfate and nitrate of iron or zinc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the alkaline pH of step (a) is about pH 10 to 12.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the precipitation of elemental sulfur in step (c) is conducted at a pH of about 2 to 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the precipitated elemental sulfur has a purity of about 96-98%.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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