Abstract:
A process for the removal of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur recovery from a H2S-containing gas stream by catalytic direct oxidation and Claus reaction through two or more serially connected catalytic reactors, wherein a specific control of the oxygen supplement is operated. The control and improvement of the process is obtained by complementing, in each major step of the process, the H2S-containing gas stream by a suitable flow of oxygen, namely before the H2S-containing gas stream enters the Claus furnace, in the first reactor of the process and in the last reactor of the process. Especially in application in a SubDewPoint sulfur recovery process the H2S/SO2 ratio is kept constant also during switch-over of the reactors R1 and R by adding the last auxiliary oxygen containing gas directly upstream the last reactor R so that the H2S/SO2 ratio can follow the signal of the ADA within a few seconds.
Abstract:
In a column provided with internals for liquid/gas contacting, the sour water feedstock is stripped using steam, then cooled by a cold liquid and washed using cold water injection. This method allows to separate an ammonia-poor (5-5000 ppm) H2S gaseous effluent and an H2S-lean (100-1000 ppm for example) purified water. The method is yet improved by adding a second column that receives the purified water from the first column and separates the hydrogen sulfide and the ammonia according to the method operated in the first column. The purified water from the second column is preferably partially injected into the first and/or the second column as wash water. A facility for implementing the method according to the invention.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne une colonne d'échange de matière et le cas échéant de chaleur entre un gaz et un liquide. La colonne comporte au moins un plateau collecteur et un système de distribution du liquide (5, 6) agencés entre deux lits de garnissage (7), et des moyens de séparation (8) du gaz et du liquide. La présente invention propose d'agencer des moyens de séparation (8) du gaz et du liquide entre le plateau collecteur (4) et les moyens de distribution liquide (5, 6).
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne une colonne d'échange de chaleur et/ou de matière entre un gaz et un liquide. La colonne comporte au moins un plateau collecteur (1), au moins un lit de garnissage, et des moyens de mélange d'un flux de gaz (7, 8). Selon l'invention, les moyens de mélange d'un flux de gaz sont disposés en-dessous du plateau collecteur (1) et au- dessus du garnissage.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for the removal of aromatic hydrocarbons from a lean acid gas containing less than 20 mol.% of H2S, comprising : a) contacting the lean acid gas stream (1) with a H 2 S-selective liquid absorbent solution (29) in a first absorption zone (2) to produce a gas stream depleted in H 2 S (3) and an absorbent solution enriched in H 2 S (4), b) introducing the absorbent solution (4) into a non-thermic stripping zone (8) where it is contacted with a stripping gas stream (7) to obtain an absorbent solution depleted in C 4 + aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (9) and a stripping gas stream enriched in aromatic and C 4 + aliphatic hydrocarbons (10), c) contacting the stripping gas stream (10)obtained in step b) with a H 2 S-selective liquid absorbent solution (28) in a second absorption zone (12) to obtain a stripping gas stream depleted in H2S (13), and an absorbent solution enriched in H 2 S (14) d) introducing the absorbent solution (9) obtained in step b) into a desorption zone (16) wherein the H 2 S-selective liquid absorbent solution (17) is recovered and a lean acid gas is produced.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne un plateau distributeur (1) comprenant des cheminées (2) pour le passage du gaz et des moyens pour le passage du liquide. En outre, le plateau distributeur comporte au moins un caisson (10) pour la distribution du gaz. Le caisson (10) est agencé autour de plusieurs cheminées (2), et comporte des moyens de remélange du gaz et des moyens de redistribution du gaz.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a liquid-gas contacting unit (1) comprising a column (100), at least a lower packed bed (110) and a higher packed bed (120) positioned higher than the lower packed bed (110) inside the column (100), a gas-tight liquid collecting and redistributing device (130) disposed between the lower and the higher packed bed (110; 120) inside the column (100) and an external pipe (140) outside the column (100), the external pipe (140) comprising an inlet end (141), an outlet end (142) and a peripheral wall (143) between the inlet end (141) and the outlet end (142); the inlet end (141) being positioned between the lower packed bed (110) and the gas-tight liquid collecting and redistributing device (130) and the outlet end (142) being positioned between the higher packed bed (120) and the gas-tight liquid collecting and redistributing device (130). The present invention also relates to a method for improving the efficiency of a liquid-gas contacting unit by directing the gas from the lower packed bed to the higher packed bed through the external pipe.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a gas-redirecting device (100) presenting an upper plane and a plurality of gas-redirecting tubes (3) comprising an inlet end and an outlet end. For each gas-redirecting tube, the orthogonal projections of the inlet end and the outlet end onto the upper plane have an over-lapping area of at most 50 % of the total area of the upper plane covered by the orthogonal projections. The present invention also relates to a liquid-gas contacting column (201) comprising such a gas-redirecting device (100), a floating support comprising such a liquid-gas contacting column, at least two packed beds (210, 220) and a method for improving the efficiency of a liquid-gas contacting column which is based on redirecting the gas from a wetted zone of a lower packed bed to a wetted zone of the higher packed bed, the liquid load through the wetted zone of the lower packed bed is different from the liquid load through the wetted zone of the higher packed bed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a column (CO) for the exchange of material and, if appropriate, heat between a gas and a liquid. The exchange column (CO) comprises at least one collector tray and a system for distributing liquid arranged between two packing beds (7), and means for recirculating the liquid (8). The means for recirculating the liquid (8) connect a zone situated below the packing bed (7) to a zone situated above the distributor tray.
Abstract:
A process for the removal of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur recovery from a H2S-containing gas stream by catalytic direct oxidation and Claus reaction through two or more serially connected catalytic reactors, wherein a specific control of the oxygen supplement is operated. The control and improvement of the process is obtained by complementing, in each major step of the process, the H2S-containing gas stream by a suitable flow of oxygen, namely before the H2S-containing gas stream enters the Claus furnace, in the first reactor of the process and in the last reactor of the process. Especially in application in a SubDewPoint sulfur recovery process the H2S/SO2 ratio is kept constant also during switch-over of the reactors R1 and R by adding the last auxiliary oxygen containing gas directly upstream the last reactor R so that the H2S/SO2 ratio can follow the signal of the ADA within a few seconds.