Process for preparing sulfur having uniform particle size distribution

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4966736
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07115608

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A process and apparatus useful for preparing a porous, particulate sulfur by combining a coherent molten sulfur stream with a coherent water stream to provide an aqueous slurry of a porous, particulate sulfur having a uniform particle size distribution. In the process, a molten sulfur stream is passed through a substantially downwardly oriented, rectangular slot to provide a sheet of molten sulfur, and said sheet of molten sulfur is sheared by directing at least one sheet of water thereat, at a velocity and flow rate sufficient to disrupt said sheet of molten sulfur and provide solid sulfur particles having a substantially uniform size. The solid sulfur particles are recovered, as an aqueous slurry thereof, and separated from said slurry by substantially removing the water therefrom. An apparatus for carrying out the above process, including a novel molten sulfur lift for elevating the molten sulfur to a height sufficient to provide a head pressure of at least 2 feet of sulfur at the downwardly oriented, rectangular slot.

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AGRIUM US INC4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET SUITE 1700 DENVER CO 80237

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harbolt, Bruce Northridge, CA 5 25
Saake, James T Los Angeles, CA 3 19

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