EP0230146B1 - Entschwefelung - Google Patents
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- EP0230146B1 EP0230146B1 EP19860310206 EP86310206A EP0230146B1 EP 0230146 B1 EP0230146 B1 EP 0230146B1 EP 19860310206 EP19860310206 EP 19860310206 EP 86310206 A EP86310206 A EP 86310206A EP 0230146 B1 EP0230146 B1 EP 0230146B1
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- absorbent
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G25/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils in the absence of hydrogen, with solid sorbents
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- This invention relates to desulphurisation of feedstocks such as natural gas, or gases derived therefrom, and liquids or gases derived from oil or solid hydrocarbonaceous materials such as coal.
- feedstocks such as natural gas, or gases derived therefrom, and liquids or gases derived from oil or solid hydrocarbonaceous materials such as coal.
- Liquid feedstocks include LPG, naphthas, and kerosene.
- Desulphurisation of such feedstocks can be effected by passing the gas through a suitable absorbent which is commonly zinc oxide and/or copper oxide and is typically in the form of granules or pellets.
- a suitable absorbent which is commonly zinc oxide and/or copper oxide and is typically in the form of granules or pellets.
- the present invention provides a method of desulphurising a liquid or gaseous feedstock wherein the feedstock is passed through a bed of a desulphurising absorbent characterised by temporarily increasing the temperature of the absorbent bed from the normal operating temperature by at least 50°C to a temperature not in an excess of 500°C, preferably not in an excess of 400°C.
- the increase in temperature is preferably to a temperature in the range 150 to 350°C and is preferably for a period of at least 1 hour. While benefits are obtained by the use of extended periods, e.g. 1 or more days, at the increased temperature, at increased temperatures above about 280°C, the higher the temperature, the shorter should be the time at that temperature, in order to avoid undue loss of surface area of the absorbent.
- the maximum temperature is preferably below 300°C.
- the maximum normal operating temperature, at which there is a noticeable benefit by temporary increase of the temperature, is about 300°C: with the aforesaid high surface area absorbents the normal operating temperature is preferably below 250°C and is preferably in the range 0 to 150°C.
- the absorbent bed may be subjected to the temperature increase while on-line if the resultant increase in temperature of the desulphurised product is acceptable: however such a process also involves heating of the feedstock during at least part of the period of the increased temperature and economic considerations may render this an unacceptable mode of operation.
- the absorbent bed is heated while the bed is off-line.
- two or more absorbent beds may be provided and while one or more beds remain on absorption duty one or more other beds are subjected to the temperature increase.
- the bed may be heated via an external jacket, or by passing hot gas or liquid through the bed, until the desired maximum temperature has been achieved for a sufficient period and then the bed left static to cool down to the normal operating temperature.
- desulphurisation follows treatment of the feedstock with a molecular sieve to adsorb other impurities e.g. moisture.
- the molecular sieve adsorbent and the desulphurisation absorbent may be in the same vessel.
- regeneration of the molecular sieve adsorbent is effected by heating
- the temporary heating of the desulphurisation absorbent may be effected at the same time as regeneration of the molecular sieve adsorbent.
- the regeneration of the molecular sieve and the temporary increase in temperature of the absorbent bed are effected by passage of a heated gas stream containing a combustible gas through the absorbent bed and through the molecular sieve.
- the gas stream is combusted and the combustion products thereof are passed through a heat exchanger wherein heat is transferred to the gas stream employed for the regeneration step.
- the time interval before the temporary heating of the desulphurisation absorbent becomes necessary will depend on the rate at which the absorbent becomes saturated, i.e. upon the absorbable sulphur compound content of the feedstock and the space velocity at which the feedstock is fed through the bed. Where the rate of sulphur pick up is very low, e.g. where the absorbable sulphur compounds content of the feedstock, and the space velocity, are low, little benefit may be obtained by the present invention. However such conditions are not normally encountered in commercial operations.
- the heating step should normally be effected before the sulphur break-through becomes significant.
- the number of heating steps that can be employed before the bed needs recharging will depend on how saturated the bed is before each heating step and the severity, i.e. duration and temperature of the heat treatment. After a number of heat treatments, which may be as few as one, economic considerations may indicate that recharging is preferable to a further temporary temperature increase.
- the sulphur compounds initially present usually include one or more of the following: H2S, COS, and possibly CS2, CH3SH and others such as diethyl sulphide or tetramethylene sulphide.
- the total initial concentration thereof is typically in the range 1-1000 ppm v/v calculated as sulphur-equivalent H2S.
- the outlet sulphur compounds concentration is typically under 1 ppm, for example under 0.5 ppm, but this is a matter of design depending on the product user's requirement.
- the absorbent material preferably comprises at least 60, especially at least 80, % w/w of ZnO, calculated on its constituents non-volatile at 900°C.
- the zinc oxide may be, at least initially, wholly or partly hydrated or in the form of a salt of a weak acid.
- the surface area of the solid material is at least 20, preferably in the range 50 to 200, m2g -1 ; and its pore volume is typically at least 0.2.
- a preferred solid material for the process is characterised further by an H2S-adsorption capacity of at least 20, especially 35-80%, of the theoretical, at temperatures up to 120°C, as determined in a standard test in which a mixture of H2S (2000 ppm v/v), CO2 (4% v/v) and methane (balance) is passed over the solid material as 1 bar abs. pressure and a volume hourly space velocity of 1000.
- the absorbent bed can be in the form of a fixed, liftable or fluidised bed.
- the absorbent comprised a bed of 60 ml of granules (of 3-5 mm diameter) of zinc oxide of surface are a 79 m2.g -1 inside a tube of 25 mm internal diameter and a mixture of natural gas, to which 5% v/v of hydrogen sulphide had been added, was used as the feedstock.
- the feedstock was passed through the bed at 20°C and at a space velocity of 700 hr -1 at atmospheric pressure. Break-through of H2S occurred 93 minutes after commencing the gas flow. Calculation showed that at this stage the average sulphur content of bed was 8.6% w /w. Analysis confirmed this figure.
- the gas flow was then stopped and, while still under a static atmosphere of the gas, the bed was heated to 200°C for 6 hours and then allowed to cool to 20°C.
- the gas flow was stopped and residual gas flushed out with nitrogen.
- the bed was then heated to 200°C under a static nitrogen atmosphere for 16 hours and then allowed to cool to 20°C.
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- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Gas Separation By Absorption (AREA)
- Treating Waste Gases (AREA)
- Treatment Of Liquids With Adsorbents In General (AREA)
- Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
- Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
Claims (7)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8600574 | 1986-01-10 | ||
GB868600574A GB8600574D0 (en) | 1986-01-10 | 1986-01-10 | Desulphurisation |
Publications (3)
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EP0230146A2 EP0230146A2 (de) | 1987-07-29 |
EP0230146A3 EP0230146A3 (en) | 1989-01-18 |
EP0230146B1 true EP0230146B1 (de) | 1991-03-06 |
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EP19860310206 Expired - Lifetime EP0230146B1 (de) | 1986-01-10 | 1986-12-30 | Entschwefelung |
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EP (1) | EP0230146B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH0644971B2 (de) |
CA (1) | CA1299341C (de) |
DE (1) | DE3677945D1 (de) |
GB (1) | GB8600574D0 (de) |
NO (1) | NO168837C (de) |
Families Citing this family (3)
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EP0262849B1 (de) * | 1986-10-01 | 1992-07-29 | Imperial Chemical Industries Plc | Entschwefelung |
GB8805351D0 (en) * | 1988-03-07 | 1988-04-07 | Ici Plc | Desulphurisation |
US7655135B2 (en) | 2006-03-14 | 2010-02-02 | Syntroleum Corporation | Process for removing solid particles from a hydroprocessing feed |
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US3313722A (en) * | 1964-03-04 | 1967-04-11 | Universal Oil Prod Co | Continuous thermal diffusion process employing fixed beds of adsorbent and moving inlets and outlets |
US4204947A (en) * | 1978-04-03 | 1980-05-27 | Chevron Research Company | Process for the removal of thiols from hydrocarbon oils |
US4224191A (en) * | 1979-03-05 | 1980-09-23 | Chevron Research Company | High-copper-level comulled sulfur sorbent |
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1986
- 1986-01-10 GB GB868600574A patent/GB8600574D0/en active Pending
- 1986-12-30 EP EP19860310206 patent/EP0230146B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1986-12-30 DE DE8686310206T patent/DE3677945D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1987
- 1987-01-09 CA CA000527088A patent/CA1299341C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-01-09 NO NO870100A patent/NO168837C/no not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1987-01-09 JP JP62003098A patent/JPH0644971B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
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JPS62183833A (ja) | 1987-08-12 |
CA1299341C (en) | 1992-04-28 |
EP0230146A3 (en) | 1989-01-18 |
DE3677945D1 (de) | 1991-04-11 |
JPH0644971B2 (ja) | 1994-06-15 |
NO870100D0 (no) | 1987-01-09 |
NO168837C (no) | 1992-04-08 |
NO168837B (no) | 1991-12-30 |
NO870100L (no) | 1987-07-13 |
GB8600574D0 (en) | 1986-02-19 |
EP0230146A2 (de) | 1987-07-29 |
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