Integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer for sulfuric acid decomposition
| Patent Number: | 7,645,437 |
| Issued: | 1/12/2010 |
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| Abstract: | A method and apparatus, constructed of ceramics and other corrosion resistant materials, for decomposing sulfuric acid into sulfur dioxide, oxygen and water using an integrated boiler, superheater, and decomposer unit comprising a bayonet-type, dual-tube, counter-flow heat exchanger with a catalytic insert and a central baffle to increase recuperation efficiency. |
| Filed: | 10/17/2007 |
| Application Number: | 11/873,451 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |