US Patent Issued to Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA'ADEN) on Oct. 21 for "Use of sulfur as alternative carbon-free fuel in ammonia primary reformer combustion zone, by coupling ammonia and sulfuric acid production facilities" (Australian, Jordanian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,454, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (MA'ADEN) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Use of sulfur as alternative carbon-free fuel in ammonia primary reformer combustion zone, by coupling ammonia and sulfuric acid production facilities" was invented by Kashif Imran (Adelaide, Australia) and Malik Mohammad Odeh Aqel (Amman, Jordan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel integrated system utilizing sulfur as alternative carbon-free fuel in an ammonia primary reformer combustion zone, with co-production of sulfuric acid from concentrated SO2 off-gas stream. Such integration shall reduce hydrocarbon fuel consumption, minimi...