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Title:	Homogenous reaction kinetics of reduction of sulfur dioxide
Author:	Manthani, Satyanarayana
View Online:	njit-etd1984-030 (vii, 67 pages ~ 2.0 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Wong, Wing T. (Committee chair) Lin, Chen-Chong (Committee member) Bozzelli, Joseph W. (Committee member)
Date:	1984-09
Keywords:	Flue gases -- Desulphurization Sulphur dioxide
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	Homogeneous reduction of sulfur dioxide by carbon monoxide was investigated in the temperature range between 700 and 1000°C, initial sulfur dioxide concentration of about 3000 ppm, typical of a flue gas from coal fired power plants, and excess carbon monoxide concentration, in a 12 mm O.D. quartz tubular reactor. Over ninty percent reduction of sulfur dioxide was obtained at temperatures above 900°C and space times of the order of about 3.5 seconds. Substantial carbonyl sulfide was also produced.