Abstract:
Sulfur dioxide (S0 2 ) is absorbed from waste gases by absorbing S0 2 in an aqueous absorbent comprising soluble sulfite in an absorber: stripping the S0 2 from the absorbent: absorbing the stripped S0 2 in a separate absorbent for the S0 2 ; and reacting the thus absorbed S0 2 in a liquid Claus reactor forming sulfur. In a preferred embodiment, the gas from the stripping step is subjected to a condensation step in a heat exchanger boiler where steam ingoing to the stripper is generated.