Abstract:
La présente invention concerne une colonne (1) d'échange de chaleur et/ou de matière entre un gaz et un liquide. La colonne comporte au moins un contacteur pourvu d'au moins deux couches d'un premier garnissage (2), et pourvu d'au moins une couche d'un deuxième garnissage (3) agencé entre les deux couches du premier garnissage (2). La couche du deuxième garnissage (3) comprend des moyens de restriction (4, 5, 6) du passage des fluides.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for the removal of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur recovery from a H 2 S-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 H 2 S-containing gas stream by a suitable flow of oxygen, namely before the H 2 S-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 H 2 S/SO 2 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 H 2 S/SO 2 ratio can follow the signal of the ADA within a few seconds.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及通过催化直接氧化和克劳斯反应通过两个或更多个串联的催化反应器从含H2S的气流中除去硫化氢和硫回收的方法,其中操作氧补充物的具体控制 。 通过在该方法的每个主要步骤中,通过合适的氧气流,即在含H2S的气流进入克劳斯炉之前,在第一反应器中补充含H 2 S的气流,来获得该方法的控制和改进 的过程和最后一个反应堆的过程。 特别是在SubDewPoint硫回收过程中,在反应器R1和R的切换期间,通过在最后的反应器R的正上游加入最后的辅助含氧气体,使得H2S / SO2的比例可以保持恒定,使得H 2 S / SO 2比可以 在几秒钟内跟随ADA的信号。
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 H2S-selective liquid absorbent solution (29) in a first absorption zone (2) to produce a gas stream depleted in H2S (3) and an absorbent solution enriched in H2S (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 C4+ aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (9) and a stripping gas stream enriched in aromatic and C4+ aliphatic hydrocarbons (10), c) contacting the stripping gas stream (10) obtained in step b) with a H2S-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 H2S (14) d) introducing the absorbent solution (9) obtained in step b) into a desorption zone (16) wherein the H2S-selective liquid absorbent solution (17) is recovered and a lean acid gas is produced.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a gas-redirecting device presenting an upper plane and a plurality of gas-redirecting tubes 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. Also provided is a liquid-gas contacting column comprising a gas-redirecting device, a floating support comprising a liquid-gas contacting column, at least two packed beds 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.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a gas-redirecting device presenting an upper plane and a plurality of gas-redirecting tubes 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. Also provided is a liquid-gas contacting column comprising a gas-redirecting device, a floating support comprising a liquid-gas contacting column, at least two packed beds 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.
Abstract:
A process for removing sulfur from a gas containing sulfur compounds as H2S, SO2, COS, CS2 . . . , in a quantity of up to 15% wt; particularly gases emanating from the Claus process: A first hydrogenation of the sulfur compounds into H2S, the hydrogenation gas being used to regenerate a deactivated bed of oxidation catalyst, both being carried out at 200-500° C. After sulfur removal, the resulting gas undergoes a second hydrogenation step and then a direct oxidation step, said step being operated under the dew point of sulfur to trap the formed sulfur in the catalyst. In the further cycle, the gas streams are switched so as to regenerate the catalyst in run which is deactivated.
Abstract:
La présente invention concerne une colonne d'échange (CO) de matière et le cas échéant de chaleur entre un gaz et un liquide. La colonne d'échange (CO) comporte au moins un plateau collecteur et un système de distribution du liquide agencés entre deux lits de garnissage (7), et des moyens de recirculation du liquide (8). Les moyens de recirculation du liquide (8) relient une zone située en dessous du lit de garnissage (7) à une zone située au-dessus du plateau distributeur.
Abstract:
The invention is a process for removing sulfur from a gas containing sulfur compounds as H2S, SO2, COS, CS2..., in a quantity of up to 15%wt; it particularly concerns gases emanating from the Claus process. The process comprises a first hydrogenation of the sulfur compounds into H2S, the hydrogenation gas being used to regenerate a deactivated bed of oxidation catalyst, both being carried out at 200-500° C. After sulfur removal, the resulting gas undergoes a second hydrogenation step and then a direct oxidation step, said step being operated under the dew point of sulfur to trap the formed sulfur in the catalyst. In the further cycle, the gas streams are switched so as to regenerate the catalyst in run which is deactivated. In a preferred embodiment, the process operates in at least 2 identical reactors, each containing a bed of hydrogenation catalyst followed (in the sense of the flow of gas) by a direct oxidation catalyst bed containing an embedded heat exchanger.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a flexible process for purifying a solvent which inhibits the formation of hydrates during gas processing, in particular monoethylene glycol (MEG), said solvent having a boiling point which is higher than that of water and, at least at one point in time, being mixed with water and salts, the process operating in a different manner with the same facility as a function of the quantity of salts in the MEG to be treated.The process operates in accordance with a phase known as reclaiming (separation of salts under vacuum followed by vacuum distillation) when the salts content exceeds the precipitation threshold and if not, the process operates in a regeneration phase (absence of separation of salts and no operation under vacuum).Advantageously, the change is made under the control of means for testing the salts.