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  ............... ~1 , 1 1 1 1 , ........................ IYI",. ...................... ti.^.; ...................... i ('Il,;Y, ...................... 11. ........................ 1 S2(',, .. (Iiy iliI1iwiii.r) ..... I .-I.:. ._ E\'ANS-REMOVAL OF CARBON BISULPHIDE PROhf COAL a&.[Jon. 16, 1015. 


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  lie f o ~~l l i l l ioii o f doiil~lc t Iiic~plicii-iiicreiii,y siilplintc l ~n l l l p o l i n l l s . 11, \ v w pro\losctl to sI!~~:lr:llc sul)sc.-c~iiciitly llic licnzciic iiiicl tliioplirn iind to rctiii*ri the folbllle.~ to (lie 1-oiil p i s . I t iipliciirccl tliiit 1110 procrss \voiilcl IJI! too wstly for iiidiislrinl iisr. ' 1 ' 1 1 ~ t ~~i c ~a t i e i n iis t n (Ilc rstcnt. of tlrc clccoiiqiositioii wit I: iiiitl \vitliout, 1 I i c i-;il;ilyst c.oirlt1 IJC ~I I I S W ~~I V I iiitlircclly. 'l.'lic* fiiii~tioii of tlicr ciitill\.tjt wits to rcdiicc llic lciiip~!~iitiirc of Wic rciictioii. ('oiiliict tcriipcrdiirc of iiboiit ciOo l o 100" C'. Iiiglicr, wliic~li I)cciiiiic eliiiigciwis to tlic iron iippurritiis of tlic plnnt.. 'The qi~ii:ility of c*iirl)oii osysiilpliitlc procliiccil woiilil IIC prii~:tiailly iiiiiiiensunil~lc if llic illilouliL of sulpllurcttct~ hpdrOgc11 in tllc CilS !\.ere I)elo\r 100 grtiiiis 1)cr 100 CIJ. It.. J k . Lcssing's qucst.ioii iis to \vhcliicr tlierc \vas ti relation csisting itniount of cnrlion Lisiilpliidc dcconiposcd, could only be clciircd r i p in tlic laboriitory \villi tlic purcst rlicniicnls. Tlicy n1wiq.s Iaic\v iifler ciicli iicrntioii llic ivcigiit of ciii-boii tliiit lincl been buriiccl olT in tlic plnnt. Ciilculiiting Ijiick to tlic iiinount of \rod; clow it, was foiitid tlliit tlic quiintity 01 ciirl~on wiis nboiit doiiblc thiiL rcprcscnlccl liv the c*nrl)oii Ihilpliidc ticcoiiiposctl, wliicli iiitlicirtcd tliiit ccrtuiii iinsiitiiratctl ~i y t ~r ot.iirboiis in (.lie giis liiid I)ccii ilcco~iiposctl. !l'liiit dcc.oiiipnsitioii, iiftcr the dccoinposil~ion of ciirl,oii l~isiilpliitIe, wiis purely ii qiicstioii of teiii icriitiiiv, iiiicl it, wiis t11crcrorc iiiiportiiiit to w o i i i i t tlw lo\vcst teiiipci~it iiro ~* o i i i p r i t i ~~~e wit11 hi& cilicicncy. \Villi rqqi1d l o (.lie iivcriigc figiircs for tllc wewkiiig of tlic pliiiit, t,lici-e wiis iisiirilly i i l m i t , :If) gi-iiins of siilpliur i:oiiipniiiids in giis !iiiidc II-OIII ~'0rl;l1111:rl1erlIi11c1 rind I~urlliull coii1, illid tllllt 1viis rcclriced to froiii 7 1.0 S gi~iiiis, i*cprcsciitiiig I L rcdiictioii of 80 "/o. tliiit for NWVI<IIIZ 011 i~ rciilly Iiirgc scnlc 1112 I ~~O C C S S nriitcri:il iiloiic \VIIS ci~piil)l~ of elTccting csitctly t 110 siiixic rccliictioii (if s1iIp11111* c~tiiiipoii~id~. IiiiL i i t ic IJCt\\'Ccll t l l C i l l l l O l l l l ~ Of Cill'bOU &OSi$C ill111 tllc 


tlireclors Iiiicl tlioiiglit it dcsirnble tliiit tlic siil- phur in thc fonii of cnrbon bisiilpliidc shoiild be i*eiiio\~ed froin the gas, nncl this mns now done on

  tlicir own initin tivc. \\'itliout nny compulsion, they Iind set iiboiit protliicing giis by im entirely novcl proccss of ii Iiiglicr dcgrcc? of purity thiiii liiitl liitlierlo 



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bccii provitleel. On tliiit iiccoiint Irc woiild lie rntlicr i1vcise l o ii t~tc~iil~ting to cscrcisc coin- piilsion on cit.11~1. wiiipiinies. who woiild, in llicir oum inlci*csts. sooiici' 01' liilcr iitlopt siilplirir piirificntion. !l'lic resitliiiil siilpliiir which \\*its left in t,lic gas d t w . trcatiiiciit by tlic ncw process, w i s cvidciitly niostly tliioplicii. If tlint \vcrc llic cnsc, tlic process of wiisliing wit.11 iil~:oIio~, which lincl IJccn iidrociitcd for tlic

  rcnioviil of cni'bO11 bisulpliitlc, should rcniovc tlic lliioplicn also. Tliiit process linil I~ccri triccl in Sweclcn. and lic IJClicVCd i t wiis ' Iicing tricd, or wiis aboiit to be triccl, in this coiint.ry. \\'lien tlic rcsiilts \vcrc pi~l~lislicd, it woiilil Iic intcrcstiny to see \ylicthcr tlic siilpliiir ciiiiic d m v i l fron: llic 7 or S jii'nins pet; 100 el). I't. to priic:ticiilly n i l . 111 tlic " Atlilo11 process, iis iisccl iit Ilcidcll~crg rccc~ntly, tlic lni-gc size of tlic vcssels 



rcliit iyely l o the work clone, coiivinccd liini i s m i quite

  : irnprnct.iciili1c. !I!lic " Athion iiiid rill otlicr prncc.sscs csrcpt .\lr. Ifrnns' iinil tlic iiI~:oliol wisliing lii'occss. i*cqiiircd tlic previous rcniovnl of tlic ciirlioii cliosiclc froni the giis, rind tlic cspciisc of this i 



-ciiiovril piit tlic111 out of eoiirt iis roiii- pctitois wit I1 tlic iicw 1iroc*css. Jlr. l<r.iss, i i i re ily, siiit

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r l ~o i i t (lo';:, of 1,lic s t i ~p ~i i i r conipoiintfs rciiiiiiiiing iiftcr t ~i c Iirocc..is

  c.oiisislctl o f t h i ~~p r ~~l , bid the iwiiijriclcr liiitl so fiir eviicltrc! clcttc~t.ioii or cliissiliciil ion. Ihiring t l i t r ciii4)niiisiitinii of coil1 oiic 



iinnginetl lliiit ~iictliyl iiiitl r! 11y1 siilpliitlc~s were protliicccl, togetlicr with

  

e:wtiriii iiicrriiptnns.l i u t tlic Iiittcr \voiilcl Itcronie r:rpidly t l o 1 ~o i i i ~~n ~e t 1 i i i ii proc'rss nf this iiiitiirc.I I is wiiiipiiiiy liricl nttciiiplcvl l o iipply a process for rcnitivin~ tliioplirn h i t not. l)ciizciic, clcpcntling oii