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w. SIEBERT
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NITRIC ACID BY MEANS OF THE ELECTRIC ARC
already 50% oxygen and it is therefore Y. The cyclical process of producing nitric
easier and chea er to gain out of this gas acid by means of the electric are which con- ‘ 110
45 pure our gen, t an if oxygen has to be ‘ sists in treating a hitrogen~oxygen mixture
gained rom atmospheric air. in an electric arc furnace, cooling abruptly
In the modi?ed system, illustrated in Fig the gases leavin said electric arc furnace and
ure 2 the gases are dried in a different man conserving the eat contained in said gases,
ner to that described above. In this modi absorbing the nitric oxides thus formed by 15
50 ?ed installation the gases leaving the oxida nitric acid in absorption towers, leading the
tion- chamber 10fare ,led to similar absorp non-absorbed portion of the gases after a
tion ‘towers 11 as in the previously de~ treatment adapted to keep their content of
scribed installation. These towers are fed moisture below a determined limit back into
in contradistinction to the installation shown the. electric arc furnace, and feeding pure 120
55 in Figure 1 with dilute nitric acid, which is oxygen ‘and nitrogen continuously in such
cooled down to such a low temperature, that uantities to the returned gas-mixture that
the gases coming out of the last absorption t e gas-mixture treated in the furnace con
; tower are dried to such a degree, that the, tains 50% of oxygen and 50% of nitrogen.
gases can be led back to the electric furnace 2. The cyclical process of producing nitric 25
60 5 without affecting the intermedial appara acid by means of the electric arc which con
tus in any harmful manner. To arrive at sists in treating a nitrogen-ox gen mixture
this cooling e?ect, a nitric acid pump 15 is in an electric'arc furnace, cooling abruptly
connected to each absorption tower 11, which the gases leaving saidvelectric arc furnace
pump lifts the acid leaving the towers into and conserving the heat contained in said 30
66 a tank 12. From this tank the nitric acid gases, absorbing the nitric oxides thus formed
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by means of nitric acid in absorption towers, lation in the s stem and adapted to return
subjecting the non-absorbed gases to a treat said nonabsor gases for a repeated
ment causing their content of moisture to be treatment to said furnace,and means adapt
below a determined limit and returning said ed to introduce pure oxygen/and nitrogen
gases for a repeated treatment to the elec in such quantities into said returned gases 70
tric furnace, feeding pure oxygen and nitro that the gas-mixture treated in said furnace
gen continuously in such quantities to the contains 50% of oxygen and 50% of ni-.
returned gas-mixture that the gas-mixture trogen.
treated in the furnace contains 50% of 6. An‘ installation for producing nitric
10 oxygen and 50% of nitrogen, and maintain acid by means of the electric arc comprising 75
ing a pressure slightly below atmospheric 1n combination an electric arc furnace,
in the system to prevent any loss of nitric means to force a nitrogen-oxygen mixture
oxid gases. through said furnace, heat interchange
3. The cyclical process of producing nitric means adapted to abruptly cool the gas-mix
15 acid by means of the electric are which con ture leaving said furnace and to conserve 80
sists in treating a nitrogen-o gen mixture the heat contained in said gases, absorption
in an electric arc furnace, coo 'ng abruptly towers adapted to absorb nitric oxides
the‘ gases leaving said electric arc furnace formed, means adapted to keep the content
and conserving the heat contained in said of moisture in the non-absorbed gases below
20 gases, absorbing the nitric oxides thus formed a determined limit, means to maintain a 85
bymeans of nitric acid in absorption towers, circulation in the system and adapted to re
and maintainin a lowtemperature in the turn said nonabsorbed gases for a repeated
latter to'keep t e moisturg in the non-ab treatment to said furnace means adapted to
sorbed gases below a determined limit, re‘ introduce pure oxygen and nitrogen in such
25 turning said non-absorbed gases for a re quantities into said returned gases that the no
peated treatment to the electric arc furnace,
gas-mixture treated in said furnace contains
and feeding pure oxygen and nitrogen con— 50% of oxygen and 50% of nitrogen, and
tinuously in such uantities to the returned means adapted to maintain a pressure slight
gas-mixture that t e gas-mixture treated in ly below atmos heric in the system to pre
'30 the furnace contains 50% of oxygen and vent any loss 0 nitric oxid gases. 95
50% of nitrogen.‘ 7. An installation for producing nitric
4. The cyclical process of producing nitric acid by means of the electric arc compris
acid by means of the electric arc which con ing in combination an electric arc furnace,
s'sts in treating a nitrogen-oxygen mixture means to force a nitrogen-oxygen mixture
35 in an electric arc furnace, cooling abruptly through said furnace, heat interchange 100
the gases leaving said electric arc furnace means adapted to abruptly cool the gas-mix
and conserving the heat contained in said ture leaving said furnace and to conserve
gases, absorbing the nitric oxides thus formed the heat contained in said gases, absorption
by means of nitric acid inv absorption towers, towers adapted to absorb nitric oxides
40 and maintainin a low temperature in the formed, means adapted to maintain in said
latter to keep t e moisture in the non-ab absorption towers a temperature below 0° C.
sorbed gases below a determined limit, re to keep the content of moisture in the non
turning said, non-absorbed gases for a re absorbed gases below a determined limit,
peated treatment to the electric arc furnace, means to maintain a circulation in the sys
'45 and feeding pure oxygen and nitrogen con tem and adapted to return said nonabsorbed 110
tinuously in such uantities to the returned gases for a repeated treatment to said fur
gas-mixture that t e gas-mixture treated in nace, and means adapted to introduce pure
the furnace contains 50% of oxygen and oxygen and nitrogen in such quantities into
50% of nitrogen and that one quarter of the said returned gases that the gas-mixture
50 gas-mixture passing through the furnace can treated in said furnace contains 50% of oxy 116
continuously be discharged to avoid an ac gen and 50% of nitrogen.
cumulation of argon that exceeds a deter 8. An installation for producing nitric
mined percentage. acid by means of the electric arc comprising
5. An installation for producing nitric in combination an electric arc furnace,
55 acid by means of the electrlc arc comprising means to force a nitrogen-oxygen mix 120
in combination an electric arc furnace, means ture through said furnace, heat inter
to force a nitrogen-oxygen mixture through change means adapted to abruptly cool
said furnace, heat interchange means adapt the gas-mixture leaving said furnace and to
ed to abruptly cool the gas-mixture leaving conserve the heat contained in said gases,
60 said furnace and to conserve the heat con absorption towers adapted to absorb nitric 156
tained in said gases, absorption towers oxides formed, means ‘adapted to main
adapted to absorb nitric oxides formed, tain in said absorption towers a temper
means adapted to kee the content of mois ature below 0° C. to keep the content of
ture in the non-absor ed gases below a de moisture in the non-absorbed gases below a
65 termined limit, means to maintain a circu determined limit, means to maintain a circu
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lation in the system and adapted to return\ and means to permit of a continuous dis;
said non-absorbed gases fora re ated treat$°charge ofone quarter of the gas mixture _
ment to said furnace, means a apted to in- passing through the furnace to avoid an W
troduce pure nitrogen and oxygen in such accumulation of argon that exceeds a de
5 quantities into said returned gases that the termined percentage.
gas-mixture treated in said. furnace con- In testimony whereof I a?ix my signature.
tains 50% of oxygen and 50% of nitrogen, - DR. ‘WERNER SIEBERT.