Sulfuric acid can be manufactured by the contact process


Sulfuric Acid can be manufactured by the contact process according to the following reactions:

(1) S + O2 >>> SO2

(2) 2SO2 + O2 >>> 2SO3

(3) SO3 + H2O >>> H2SO4

You are asked as part of the preliminary design of a sulfuric acid plant with a design capacity of 2000 tons/day of 66º Be (Baumé) (93.2% H2SO4 by weight) to calculate the following:

(a) How many tons of pure sulfur is required per day to run this plant?

(b) How many tons of oxygen is required per day?

(c) How many tons of water is required per day for reaction?

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