CHEMICAL PROCESSES 247

Let X = lb FeS2 lost.

<™F*>(l2S&)-(^)(X)lbSl08t
85 -X = lb FeS2 burned

,0,
(85
- Z)lb
v.,, I? a u
FeS2 burned
j Ag0 lb Fe2Os formed\
j
(^ 240 lb
FeSg burned

^ (85
- X)(160) lb Fe203 formed

,, • ,
lb cinder =
--,.
15 lb
(85
gangue + J
,
- X)(160) lb Fe20,
—
240
„
- +, X ., „
a
lb FeS2

64X lb S lost =
(lb cinder)
120 (lOolbdnder)
64X (85-1)160 1
(0.01) 15 + +
120 240 XJ
X = 1.352 lb FeS2 lost

Example 6-13. The cinder from the combustion of iron pyrites con
taining 85 %w FeS2 and 15 %w gangue carries 1% S as S03.
How many pounds of S03 are lost in the cinder per 100 lb of pyrites
charged?
Solution
Basis: 100 lb pyrites charged. Equations:

4FeS2 + 1102-> 2Fe203 + 8S02

4FeS2 + 1502 -> 2Fe203 + 8S08

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(85 lb FeS, burned) - "b

56.7 lb Fe203 + 15 lb gangue 71.7 lb of S03-free cinder

Basis: 100 lb cinder

(1 lb S) = 2.5 lb S03 « 2.5% SO,

(832\Sg3)
Basis: 100 lb pyrites charged

(71.7 lb SCMree cinder) ( _- . ,u205r!bfS°3 ■ , ) = 1.839 lb S0, lost

\97.5 lb S0s-free cinder/

Deductions from the Gas Analysis. The amount of S03 formed can
be calculated from the Orsat analysis of the sulfide-ore-burnergases if it is
remembered that oxygen disappearance is now caused by two phenomena.
The first is S03 formation, and the other is iron oxide formation. Since