Ammonia → Sulfuric Acid

HRID 1852320Notes

Reaction equation

[NH3:1].[S:2](=[O:6])(=[O:5])([OH:4])[OH:3]>>[S:2]([O-:6])([O-:5])(=[O:4])=[O:3].[NH4+:1].[NH4+:1].[S:2](=[O:4])(=[O:3])([OH:6])[OH:5]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 222Ammonia

HCID 1118Sulfuric Acid2×

Product 2

HCID 1118Sulfuric Acid

HCID 6097028Ammonium Sulfate

Procedure

The ammonia reacts with the sulfuric acid according to the reaction 2NH3+H2SO4→(NH4)2SO4 and a precipitate of aqueous ammonium sulfate and unreacted sulfuric acid is formed and collects in the effluent basin 44. The demister 28 removes additional droplets from the gas stream 22, which exits the conduits 18 to the atmosphere 24, the gas stream now stripped of over 70% of its ammonia content. The precipitate of aqueous ammonium sulfate and unreacted sulfuric acid is returned to the reservoir 34 via piping 46.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-a55ef3e268f34158b3713c6985b8a738
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2015_02
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08961915B1

Reaction notes

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