Sulfur recovery process using metal oxide absorber feed for regeneration

Patent · Tue Sep 06 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6529877

McGalliard, R L

This patent describes a process for the recovery of sulfur and sulfur compounds from a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen sulfide, the process comprising: (a) introducing the gaseous stream into an absorber zone comprising a metal oxide absorbent effective for removal of at least hydrogen sulfide from the gaseous stream; (b) removing at least hydrogen sulfide from the gaseous stream in the presence of the metal oxide absorbent and producing a laden absorbent and absorber effluent reduced at least in hydrogen sulfide content; and (c) regenerating the laden absorbent in a regeneration zone using a regeneration gas consisting of an oxygen-containing stream blended with gas-in-process withdrawn from upstream of all of the absorber units in the absorber zone, the resulting diluted oxygen-containing stream being passed in contact with the laden absorbent and regenerating the absorbent, thereby producing regeneration effluent comprising sulfur dioxide.

• Assignee: Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4769229
• OSTI ID: 6529877
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Sep 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
GASES
DESULFURIZATION
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
REMOVAL
SULFUR DIOXIDE
PRODUCTION
ADSORBENTS
OXIDES
REGENERATION
SULFUR
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
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