摘要:
A process is disclosed for the removal of sulphur compounds from a residual gas so as to obtain a purified gas stream substantially free of sulphur compounds, which process comprises subjecting the residual gas to a combined hydrogenation and hydrolysis, cooling the gas to a temperature whereby water vapor in the gas is not condensed, mixing the gaseous effluent with a gas containing free oxygen, contacting the cooled gaseous effluent and the gas containing free oxygen with a catalyst for selective oxidation of H.sub.2 S to sulphur, and depositing substantially all of the sulphur formed on the catalyst.
摘要:
Catalytic process for producing sulphur from H.sub.2 S-containing acid gas wherein the acid gas is subjected to a catalytic oxidation of CLAUS stoichiometry and to a catalytic CLAUS reaction phase with deposition of sulphur on the catalyst with periodic regeneration of the sulphur-laden catalyst and cooling of the regenerated catalyst. The gas used for the regeneration and for the cooling is tapped from the acid gas supplied to the catalytic oxidation and the gas issued from the regeneration is reintroduced into said acid gas after separation of the sulphur contained therein. The process is particularly applicable to the treatment of acid gases having a low H.sub.2 S content.
摘要:
A process is provided for reducing the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in a tail gas from a sulfur recovery process. The hydrogen sulfide contaminated gas along with a gas containing free oxygen is passed through a series of hydrogen sulfide oxidation zones containing an oxidation catalyst, such as one or more oxides or salts of Ni, Co, Fe, Cu, Ag, Mn, Mo, Cr, W and V, deposited on a support, such as bauxite, activated alumina, titania and activated carbon. The initial and intermediate catalyst beds are operated adiabatically by injecting a substoichiometric amount of oxygen into the gas to be treated with respect to the amount of hydrogen sulfide present in the gas so that the temperature does not exceed 150.degree. C. The final catalyst bed is operated under conditions such that a superstoichiometric amount of oxygen is injected into the gas with respect to the hydrogen sulfide and cooling is provided so that the temperature does not exceed 150.degree. C. The invention is able to maintain an optimum selectivity toward sulfur during the catalytic oxidation of the hydrogen sulfide by controlling the temperature.
摘要:
The invention relates to a process for advantageously efficiently treating a sulfureous combustible effluent stream by recovering the sulfur in elemental form. This process consists especially of the succession of two steps: a step of combustion of the sulfureous combustible effluent stream with an oxidant gas in excess, a step of post-combustion of the effluents from the combustion step with an acidic gas. The stream of the post-combustion effluents, free of chemical compounds that are harmful to the efficacy of the Claus catalysts, is treated in a Claus unit which performs the recovery of the sulfur in elemental form.
摘要:
A process is provided to recover residual H2S, SO2, COS and CS2 in the tail gas from a sulphur recovery process. The tail gas is oxidized and hydrolyzed at a temperature of from 180° C. to 700° C. to provide an oxidized and hydrolyzed gas stream containing substantially no COS or CS2 and having a concentration by volume of H2S and SO2 such that the H2S concentration minus twice the SO2 concentration is from 0.25% to 0.5%. Then the gas stream from the hydrolysis is passed over a Claus catalyst, for example based on alumina and/or titanium oxide, for the reaction of H2S with SO2 to form sulphur and provide a gas stream with substantially no SO2. The resulting gas stream from the Claus reaction together with a gas containing free oxygen is then passed over an oxidation catalyst, such as one of more oxides or salts of Ni, Co, Fe, Cu, Ag, Mn, Mo, Cr, W or V, deposited on a support, such as bauxite, activated aluminia, silica, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, zeolite or activated carbon to form sulphur and release a purified gas stream containing substantially no sulphur compounds.
摘要:
A process for catalytically oxidizing H2S contained in a gas directly to sulphur containing the following steps: combining the H2S-containing gas with a gas containing free oxygen in an amount to produce an oxygen-enriched H2S-containing gas having O2/H2S molar ratio ranging from about 0.05 to about 15; and contacting the oxygen-enriched H2S-containing gas with a catalyst for selective oxidation of H2S to sulphur, wherein the catalyst includes a catalytically active phase combined with a silicon carbide-based support and wherein the active phase of the catalyst consists of at least one oxysulphide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, copper, nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten, at a temperature above the dew point of sulphur formed during H2S oxidation.
摘要:
Process for removing sulfur compounds contained in a residual gas with recovery of said compounds in the form of sulfur, wherein a gas obtained from a residual gas containing H.sub.s S and SO.sub.2 and having a temperature lower than 160.degree. C. is subjected to a catalytic CLAUS reaction phase with deposition of sulfur on the catalyst and periodic regeneration of the sulfur-laden catalyst and cooling of the regenerated catalyst. The gas brought in contact with the CLAUS catalyst is produced by subjecting the residual gas to a hydrogenation and hydrolysis treatment to provide the sulfur compounds in the unique form of H.sub.2 S and to cooling with water separation by condensation and then to catalytic oxidation of H.sub.2 S in CLAUS stoichiometry with cooling of the gas stream obtained from the oxidation step under 160.degree. C. in order to separate the sulfur by condensation. Application to the purification of the residual gases emitted by CLAUS sulfur plants.
摘要:
A process for catalytically oxidizing the H.sub.2 S present at low concentration in a gas to sulphur wherein the gas together with a gas containing free oxygen in a quantity to provide and O.sub.2 to H.sub.2 S mole ratio ranging from 0.05 to 10 are contacted with a catalyst for selectively oxidizing H.sub.2 S to sulphur, the catalyst comprising a support based on silicon carbide associated with a catalytic active phase containing at least one transition metal such as Fe, Ni, Cr, Co, Cu, Ag, Mn, Mo, Ti, W or V, in a form of a metal compound and/or in the elemental state. Prior to treating the gas, the oxidation catalyst is subjected to an activation treatment which loads the active phase of the catalyst to provide maximum sulphurization of the metal of the catalyst. In an alternate embodiment, the oxidation of the H.sub.2 S is performed below the dew point of the sulphur. In another embodiment, the oxidation is performed at a temperature above the dew point of sulphur and in particular between 200.degree. C. and 500.degree. C. Also disclosed is a catalyst for selectively oxidizing H.sub.2 S to sulphur which comprises a catalytically active phase based on at least one transition metal such as indicated above in combination with a silicon carbide support.
摘要:
Catalytic process for producing sulphur from H.sub.2 S-containing acid gas wherein the acid gas is subjected to a catalytic oxidation in CLAUS stoichiometry and to a catalytic CLAUS reaction phase with deposition of sulphur on the catalyst with periodic regeneration of the sulphur-laden catalyst and cooling of the regenerated catalyst. The gas used for the regeneration and for the cooling is tapped from the acid gas supplied to the catalytic oxidation and the gas issued from the regeneration is reintroduced into said acid gas after separation of the sulphur contained therein. The process is particularly applicable to the treatment.
摘要:
Process for removing sulfur compounds contained in a residual gas with recovery of said compounds in the form of sulfur, wherein a gas obtained from a residual gas containing H.sub.2 S and SO.sub.2 and having a temperature lower than 160.degree. C. is subjected to a catalytic CLAUS reaction phase with deposition of sulfur on the catalyst and periodic regeneration of the sulfur-laden catalyst and cooling of the regenerated catalyst. The gas brought in contact with the CLAUS catalyst is produced by subjecting the residual gas to a hydrogenation and hydrolysis treatment to provide the sulfur compounds in the unique form of H.sub.2 S and to cooling with water separation by condensation and then to catalytic oxidation of H.sub.2 S in CLAUS stoichiometry with cooling of the gas stream obtained from the oxidation step under 160.degree. C. in order to separate the sulfur by condensation. Application to the purification of the residual gases emitted by CLAUS sulfur plants.