Process for purifying geothermal steam
Abstract
Steam containing hydrogen sulfide is purified and sulfur recovered by passing the steam through a reactor packed with activated carbon in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of oxygen which oxidizes the hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur which is adsorbed on the bed. The carbon can be recycled after the sulfur has been recovered by vacuum distillation, inert gas entrainment or solvent extraction. The process is suitable for the purification of steam from geothermal sources which may also contain other noncondensable gases.
- Inventors:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5427166
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-05-023992; EDB-80-065403
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; REMOVAL; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; NATURAL STEAM; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISTILLATION; ENTRAINMENT; PURIFICATION; RECYCLING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SULFUR; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; EXTRACTION; FLUIDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; STEAM; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; 150600* - Geothermal Energy- Environmental Aspects
Citation Formats
Li, C T. Process for purifying geothermal steam. United States: N. p.,
Web.
Li, C T. Process for purifying geothermal steam. United States.
Li, C T. .
"Process for purifying geothermal steam". United States.
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