17958950. Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
Contents
- 1 Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Mohammad Saad Alqahtani of Dhahran (SA)
Seung-Hak Choi of Dhahran (SA)
Sebastien A. Duval of Dhahran (SA)
Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17958950 titled 'Plasma Treatment in Sulfur Recovery
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system and method for removing sulfur compounds from gas by utilizing a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) with a hydrogenation reactor, a quench tower, and a non-thermal plasma (NTP) reactor.
- Feed gas with sulfur compounds, including hydrogen sulfide (HS), is provided to the SRU.
- SRU converts sulfur compounds into HS, which is then discharged to the tail gas treatment (TGT) unit.
- Hydrogenation reactor in TGT unit converts sulfur compounds in the SRU tail gas into HS.
- Quench tower removes water vapor from the process gas discharged from the hydrogenation reactor.
- TGT NTP reactor converts HS into hydrogen (H) and elemental sulfur.
Potential Applications
The technology can be applied in industries where the removal of sulfur compounds from gas streams is necessary, such as oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, and natural gas processing facilities.
Problems Solved
1. Removal of sulfur compounds from gas streams to meet environmental regulations. 2. Efficient conversion of sulfur compounds into less harmful byproducts.
Benefits
1. Reduced emissions of sulfur compounds. 2. Improved environmental compliance. 3. Enhanced efficiency in gas processing operations.
Potential Commercial Applications
"Gas Desulfurization Technology for Environmental Compliance"
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be traditional methods of sulfur removal from gas streams using chemical scrubbers or absorption towers. Another could be the use of thermal oxidation for sulfur compound conversion.
Unanswered Questions
1. What specific industries or applications would benefit the most from this gas desulfurization technology? 2. How does the efficiency of this system compare to other existing sulfur removal technologies in terms of cost and performance?
Original Abstract Submitted
A system and method for removing sulfur compounds from gas, including providing a feed gas having sulfur compounds including hydrogen sulfide (HS) to a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) that has a furnace or a non-thermal plasma (NTP) reactor, discharging an SRU tail gas having HS from the SRU to a tail gas treatment (TGT) unit having a hydrogenation reactor, a quench tower, and a TGT NTP reactor, converting sulfur compounds in the SRU tail gas in the hydrogenation reactor into HS, discharging a process gas having HS from the hydrogenation reactor to the quench tower and removing water vapor from the process gas in the quench tower, discharging an overhead gas having HS from the quench tower to the TGT NTP reactor, and converting HS in the TGT NTP reactor into hydrogen (H) and elemental sulfur.
