Elemental sulfur from regenerable FGD processes
- Sorbent Technologies Corp., Twinsburg, OH (United States)
Sorbent Technologies Corporation (Sorbtech) engineers recently discovered a new catalyst that effectively reduces sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}) in concentrated SO{sub 2} streams directly to elemental sulfur as a one-step process. The discovery was made during Sorbtech`s development work with the Magsorbent Process, a new regenerable Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) process. In laboratory studies, the catalyst demonstrated good SO{sub 2}-to-elemental sulfur yields. Yields of 95% or more were observed. The process, which is carried out at atmospheric pressure, employs reformed methane and the catalyst, which is heated, to reduce SO{sub 2} to elemental sulfur. The new catalyst process should be of interest to anyone who currently has an SO{sub 2} stream containing high concentrations of SO{sub 2}, and wishes to convert it into a useful product. The process is expected to be a low-cost alternative to a modified Claus plant. This paper describes laboratory tests that were conducted to examine the effects of gas composition, sulfur dioxide concentration, and long-term use on the performance of the catalyst. It also describes the scale up of the new technology to a size suitable for treating the total SO{sub 2}-rich regenerator off-gas stream at DOE`s new Copper Oxide Process flue-gas desulfurization pilot facility, located at the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center.
- OSTI ID:
- 257116
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950952-; TRN: IM9631%%322
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 12. annual international Pittsburgh coal conference, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 11-15 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Twelfth annual international Pittsburgh coal conference: Proceedings. Coal -- Energy and the environment; PB: 1248 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Elemental sulfur from regenerable FGD and IGCC processes
A Summary of Experiments in Converting Copper Oxide Process Regenerator Off-Gases to Elemental Sulfur, CRADA 97-F006, Final Report