Temperature
Because heat is generated in the reaction, removing heat will
result in more SO3 formation
Pressure
SO2 and O2 represent 1½ volumes of reactants while SO 3 is only
1 volume. Therefore increasing the pressure at which the reaction
occurs will result in more SO3 formation.
Concentration of Products and Reactants
Removing reaction products will result in the formation of more
products
Katalis pada konversi SO2 SO3
Katalis yang digunakan adalah Vanadium pentaoksida
(V2O5) dengan K sebagai promotor pada suatu substrat
silica porous.
Mekanisme reaksi konversi SO2 katalis
Reaksi total :
Reaksi SO2 SO3
(1) Burner (2) Boiler (3) Convertor (4) Inner Absorber (5) Final Absorber
(6) Dilution System
Flowsheet sulphur-burning double absorbtion
plant (Monsanto)
Sulphuric Acid Plants in Indonesia
PT Indonesian Acids Industry Limited (IAI)
PT Mahkota Indonesia
Roasting Pyrite
Sulfur Production by the Claus Process
Ada 2 tahap proses :
Thermal Step. H2S dioksidasi parsial dengan udara. Dilakukan dalam
furnace dengan temperatur tinggi (1000-1400 deg C). Diperoleh Sulfur,
tetapi sebagian H2S tdk bereaksi.
Catalytic Step. Sisa H2S direaksikan dgn SO2 temperatur rendah (200-
350 deg C) dengan katalis Fe2O3.
2H2S + SO2 ==> 3S + 2H2O
Frasch Process for Extracting Sulphur