METHOD OF PRODUCING CHLORINE DIOXIDE

摘要

The invention relates to a process of producing chlorine dioxide comprising the steps of reducing chlorate ions in an acid reaction medium maintained in a reaction zone of a chlorine dioxide generator, which reaction medium contains alkali metal ions and sulfate ions, so to form chlorine dioxide and a solid salt of acidic alkali metal sulfate. The process further comprises the steps of separating said solid acidic alkali metal sulfate from the reaction medium, contacting said solid acldic alkali metal sulfate with an aqueous medium in a mixing tank to effect at least partial conversion to neutral solid alkali metal sulfate, separating the at least partially neutralized solid alkali metal sulfate from the aqueous medium on a rotary drum filter operating with vacuum inside and with part of the drum submerged in a slurry of the at least partially neutralized solid alkali metal sulfate and the aqueous medium, and forming an acid filtrate.