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Title:	The oxidation of sulfur dioxide in a regenerative reactor
Author:	Edgecomb, Raymond Henry
View Online:	njit-etd1970-017 (ix, 331 pages ~ 21.4 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Hanesian, Deran (Committee chair) Joffe, Joseph (Committee member) Kreps, Saul I. (Committee member)
Date:	1970-05
Keywords:	Chemical reactions -- Computer Programs Sulphuric acid
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	A novel dual-unit sulfuric acid converter is depicted that performs in cyclic operation in unsteady state. A mathematical model and IBM 1130 Computer program were developed to show the temperature and conversion profiles in commercial-sized vanadium oxide catalyst beds. In the catalytic oxidation of sulfur dioxide conversions of 95-97% were attained without benefit of conventional heat exchangers. A single exchanger operating in conjunction with the dual-unit system might attain conversions as high as 99%.