Separation and Processing of H2S in the Fossil Fuel Industry, 1996 Minimum Effluent Mills Symposium Proceedings
Dr. J.C. Donini
Natural Resources Canada
The current state of the art in H2 S separation and conversion in the fossil fuel industry is surveyed. The variety of possible approaches clearly shows that no single best method is available. Instead the technical requirements imposed by feed composition and throughput rates dominate the choice. The emergence of hydrogen as an important feedstock to various chemical industries, and the realization that H2 S is the lowest energy source of H2 available, has fueled much research aimed at splitting H2 S into its component parts; H2 and S. Three such methods are now in pilot demonstration and are discussed. Finally some research has been undertaken to couple hydrogen production with on site production of marketable products, such as methanol or peroxide. Some examples are surveyed and their implication to the pulp and paper industry briefly examined.
Separation and Processing of H2S in the Fossil Fuel Industry, 1996 Minimum Effluent Mills Symposium