Chemistry

Contact process
:What's contact process
method of producing sulfuric acid in the high concentrations  
needed for industrial processes. Platinum used to be the catalyst
for this reaction; however, as it is susceptible to reacting
with arsenic impurities in the sulfur feedstock, vanadium(V)
oxide (V2O5) is now preferred

:When and who invented the process

This process was patented in 1831 by British vinegar
.merchant Peregrine Phillips

:Stages of the process

1. Combining of sulfur and oxygen (O2) to form sulfur dioxide
2. Purifying the sulfur dioxide in a purification unit
3. Adding an excess of oxygen to sulfur dioxide in the presence
of the catalyst vanadium pent oxide at 450 °C and 1-2 atm
4. The sulfur trioxide formed is added to sulfuric acid which
gives rise to oleum (disulfuric acid)
5. The oleum is then added to water to form sulfuric acid which
is very concentrated.

Conditions of the process:

1- Atm 1-2
2- Temperature 400-450 degrees
3- V O catalyst
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Figure to summarize the process:

Done by: seif eldin ahmed

Mohammed hossam eldin