Abstract: An apparatus useful for the preparation of phosphoric acid from phosphate rock and a strong acid, comprises a closed vessel, a draft tube, means connected to the inner walls of said vessel amd mounting said draft tube in a vertical position within said vessel, an agitator positioned within said draft tube, a shaft for said agitator mounted axially of said vessel and extending into said draft tube, an inlet conduit to said vessel for introducing a feed slurry (e.g.

Abstract: An apparatus for recovering sulfur from gases containing hydrogen sulfide by the process described in German Auslegeschrift No. 1,941,703 is provided. The apparatus is, however, suitable for processing gas mixtures containing any concentration of hydrogen sulfide met with in industry and comprises a first reaction chamber for the reaction of liquid sulfur with oxygen, nozzles installed in said chamber to give as complete mixing and circulation of the constituents as possible, and a second reaction chamber for the subsequent mixing and reaction of the sulfur dioxide formed in the first reaction chamber with the hydrogen sulfide content of the gas mixture to be treated, containing hydrogen sulfide. The two reaction chambers are connected to one another by means of orifices so that the reactions of S.sub.2 with O.sub.2 and of SO.sub.2 with H.sub.2 S take place at separate spaces and successively.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing silver halide grains of a uniform size wherein the apparatus comprises a mixing chamber comprising a casing of a polygonal-pillar shape within a reaction vessel filled with an aqueous colloid solution in such a manner that the interior of the mixing-chamber is filled with the aqueous colloid solution, where a water soluble silver salt solution and a water soluble halide solution are supplied by way of conduits to the lower end of the mixing chamber to dilute the solution with the aqueous colloidal solution contained in the mixing chamber, first agitation means disposed in the mixing chamber for rapidly agitating to mix and react both reaction liquids to form silver halide grains, and a second agitation means for immediately discharging the silver halide grains into the reaction vessel to ripen the silver halide grains outside of the mixing chamber.

Abstract: A system for the preparation of phosphoric acid from phosphate rock and sulfuric acid, includes in combination a first reaction vessel containing a first slurry comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate, monocalcium phosphate and phosphoric acid, a second reaction vessel containing a second slurry comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate, circulation means including a draft tube disposed centrally in each of said vessels and an agitator positioned axially in each of said vessels within said draft tube, a first conduit interconnecting said first and second reaction vessels for conducting said first slurry from said first reaction vessel to said second reaction vessel, a second conduit interconnecting said vessels for conducting said second slurry from said second reaction vessel to said first reaction vessel, an inlet pipe for introducing phosphate rock and phosphoric acid to said first reaction vessel, and wherein a vent is connected to said inlet pipe to permit escape of gases and, thus, increasing the rate of fl

Abstract: An improved compact apparatus for gas-liquid contact and separation by precipitation of solids therein, which essentially comprises a splash separating section, a solid-gas-liquid contact section and a solid depositing section formed in a single reaction vessel, in which gas is blown into the vessel through a gas disperser having a gas outlet opened below the liquid surface in said solid-gas-liquid contact section and caused to undergo contact with the phase of a suspension forcibly circulated from said solid depositing section formed below said solid-gas-liquid contact section, whereby the precipitated solids are prevented from depositing the inner surface of the vessel and other attendant members.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing vinyl chloride monomer characterized by conjoint chlorination and dehydrochlorination reactions carried out in the presence of fluidized solids which provide efficient heat transfer within and between the two reaction zones.

Abstract: A gas-liquid contacting apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from a flue gas is provided which comprises a vessel for receiving therein a liquid aqueous absorbent in a continuous phase; gas sparger means having an opening means at one end thereof, the gas sparger means extending vertically from above the surface of the aqueous absorbent liquid and through the surface such that the opening means is positioned below the surface wherein the opening means comprises notch means formed in the side walls of the gas sparger means and an open end of the gas sparger means; air sparger means in the aqueous absorbent, below the gas sparger means; outlet means for the gas after it contacts the aqueous absorbent, the outlet means being located above the level of the aqueous absorbent; reactant inlet means into the vessel; aqueous absorbent inlet means into the vessel; and outlet means for the reaction products and spent aqueous absorbent.