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Hydrogen sulfide conversion to hydrogen

a technology of hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen sulfide, which is applied in the field of hydrogen recovery from gases, can solve the problems of toxic hydrogen sulfide, inability to legally release into the air, flammability, etc., and achieves the effects of reducing the risk of cylinder damage, and high cost of hydrogen production

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-29
FIRST ELEMENT CORP +1
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Benefits of technology

This process effectively removes at least 50% of contaminants, with up to 100% removal possible, producing a gas with high hydrogen content that is safer and more energy-efficient, and allows for the recycling of sulfur.

Problems solved by technology

Hydrogen sulfide is toxic, flammable and cannot legally be released into the air.
Unfortunately, hydrogen is often very expensive to produce and very difficult to store and transport.
Because of the very high pressure and extreme flammability of hydrogen, these cylinders may be very dangerous.
Frequently, the sulfur produced is of very low quality and often considered hazardous waste because of contamination principally caused by amine extractants commonly used entering the Claus Reactor with the hydrogen sulfide.

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Process for Removing Hydrogen Sulfide From Natural Gas

[0042]A thermocouple 110 enclosed in a Pyrex® glass tube 120 of 3 mm outside diameter (OD) (to measure the reaction temperature) was inserted into the center of a 20 cm long by 7 mm OD Pyrex® glass tube 130 having an inner diameter (ID) of approximately 5 mm from opposite ends of a Pyrex® glass “T”140 equipped with appropriate threaded adapters 145, thus forming a mini reaction chamber 150, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Part of the outside of the 7 mm glass tube 130 was wrapped with a spiral of nichrome resistance wire 160 of 75% nickel and 25% chromium with a spacing of about 2 mm between each wire of the spiral and the temperature of this reaction chamber heating element was controlled by a laboratory rheostat.

[0043]Test gases were fed into the reaction tube 130 through the third end 165 of the “T”140. Tests involving catalysts were conducted by placing the catalyst (not shown) in the space between the thermocouple glass tube 120 ...

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Process for Removing Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide from Natural Gas

[0045]A thermocouple 110 enclosed in a Pyrex® glass tube 120 of 3 mm OD (to measure the reaction temperature) was inserted into the center of a 20 cm long by 7 mm OD Pyrex® glass tube 130 having an inner diameter of approximately 5 mm from opposite ends of a Pyrex® glass “T”140 equipped with appropriate threaded adapters 145, thus forming a mini reaction chamber 150. Part of the outside of the 7 mm glass tube 130 was wrapped with a spiral of nichrome resistance wire 160 of 75% nickel and 25% chromium with a spacing of about 2 mm between each wire of the spiral and the temperature of this reaction chamber heating element was controlled by a laboratory rheostat.

[0046]Test gases were fed into the reaction tube 130 through the third end 165 of the “T”140. Tests involving catalysts were conducted by placing the catalyst (not shown) in the space between the thermocouple glass tube 120 and the inside of the reaction g...

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Process for Recovery of Hydrogen from Hydrogen Sulfide

[0048]A thermocouple 110 enclosed in a Pyrex® glass tube 120 of 3 mm OD (to measure the reaction temperature) was inserted into the center of a 120 cm long by 7 mm OD Pyrex® glass tube 130 having an inner diameter of approximately 5 mm from opposite ends of a Pyrex® glass “T”140 equipped with appropriate threaded adapters 145, thus forming a mini reaction chamber 150. Part of the outside of the 7 mm glass tube 130 was wrapped with a spiral of nichrome resistance wire 160 of 75% nickel and 25% chromium with a spacing of about 2 mm between each wire of the spiral and the temperature of this reaction chamber heating element was controlled by a laboratory rheostat.

[0049]Test gases were fed into the reaction tube through the third end 165 of the “T”140. Tests involving catalysts were conducted by placing the catalyst (not shown) in the space between the thermocouple glass tube 120 and the inside of the reaction glass tube 130. A mini ...

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Abstract

A process and system for substantially eliminating contaminants from a gas and a gas produced therefrom.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 12 / 427,571, filed Apr. 21, 2009, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 124,954 filed on Apr. 21, 2008, the contents of which are incorporated in this application by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to recovering hydrogen from gases, and in particular, removing and consuming hydrogen sulfide and other contaminants from natural and industrial gases.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Many natural gases and process gases contain hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and other impurities or contaminants. It is desirable to remove these impurities or contaminants from the natural gas before using the natural gas commercially. Hydrogen sulfide occurs naturally in natural gas and is referred to as “sour gas” when the hydrogen sulfide concentration is high. Hydrogen sulfide is also produced while refining petro...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C01B3/04B01J7/00
CPCB01D53/8612B01D2255/20723B01D2255/20761B01D2256/16B01D2257/304B01D2257/504C01B17/0495C01B5/00C01B17/046C01B17/0465C01B17/0469Y02E60/364C01B3/04Y02E60/36Y02P20/151
Inventor WASAS, JAMES A.
Owner FIRST ELEMENT CORP