JP3242514B2 - City gas desulfurization method - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a desulfurization method for city gas, and more particularly to a desulfurization method capable of stably and highly reducing the sulfur content in city gas containing no hydrogen gas for a long time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many cases, city gas contains a sulfur compound having a sulfur concentration of about 5 ppm or more as an odorant. As the odorant, a sulfur compound such as dimethyl sulfide, which is stable in physicochemical and is not easily adsorbed, is used for the purpose. When reforming and burning city gas using a catalyst or the like, these sulfur compounds cause a bad influence on the catalyst. Therefore, the sulfur compound is subjected to a desulfurization step using a desulfurizing agent to remove sulfur components. Used afterwards. Examples of a method for removing such a stable sulfur compound include a hydrodesulfurization method used for desulfurization of petroleum fractions and the like in a chemical process, and adsorption desulfurization using activated carbon and the like. However, in the former case, the achievable desulfurization level is about 0.1 ppm, so that poisoning of the catalyst cannot be completely prevented. In the latter case, activated carbon also simultaneously adsorbs hydrocarbons having 3 to 6 or more carbon atoms contained in city gas in the order of several thousand ppm. If it is impossible to secure a sufficient sulfur adsorption amount, there is a problem that the required amount of activated carbon becomes enormous.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 02496, there is a method for desulfurizing city gas using a copper-based desulfurizing agent. In this method, the sulfur content in city gas can be desulfurized to 0.1 ppb or less, and it has a longer life than activated carbon. To do so, it is required to have a longer life. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and as a result of various studies conducted by the present inventors, a city gas containing no hydrogen gas has been prepared by using a copper prepared by a coprecipitation method. -When desulfurizing with a zinc-based desulfurizing agent, a small amount of hydrogen plays an important role in desulfurization of sulfur compounds that are difficult to remove by adsorption desulfurization such as dimethyl sulfide. The present invention has been completed by finding that sulfur compounds in city gas can be stably and remarkably reduced for a long time by desulfurization. The present invention provides a desulfurization method capable of highly desirably desulfurizing city gas for a long time. The purpose is to:

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the method for desulfurizing city gas of the present invention is characterized in that hydrogen is added to city gas containing no hydrogen gas and copper prepared by a coprecipitation method. -Desulfurization using a zinc-based desulfurization agent. In particular, it is performed by adding about 0.01% (volume%, the same applies hereinafter) or more of hydrogen to city gas. Even if the amount of hydrogen added is increased excessively, the desulfurization effect remains unchanged. Is rather disadvantageous economically. Therefore,
About 0.01 to 10% hydrogen, preferably 0.1 to 7%
A method of desulfurizing city gas while adding about 1% of hydrogen, more preferably about 1% to 5% of hydrogen is suitable. According to the method of the present invention, the sulfur content in the city gas after desulfurization is ensured to be 5 ppb or less (sulfur content is the same hereinafter), 1 ppb or less under normal conditions, and 0.1 ppb under preferable conditions.
b or less.

[0005] In the present invention, the city gas which does not contain hydrogen gas includes, for example, gas referred to by a classification name defined by the Gas Business Law such as 13A, LPG supplied by pipeline or cylinder, and the like. More specifically, a gas mainly composed of C _{1 to} C ₅ hydrocarbons, for example,
Natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum refined offgas, and mixtures thereof are included. The desulfurization method of the present invention comprises, as a desulfurizing agent, copper prepared by a coprecipitation method.
This is performed by using a zinc-based desulfurizing agent and contacting the city gas with the desulfurizing agent while adding hydrogen to the city gas. The copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent contains at least copper and zinc oxide,
The desulfurizing agent is not particularly limited as long as it is a desulfurizing agent prepared by a coprecipitation method. Preferably, a Cu-Zn-based desulfurizing agent prepared by the method shown below, a Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent, and the like are used. It is preferably used.

(1) Cu-Zn desulfurizing agent An aqueous solution containing a copper compound (eg, copper nitrate, copper acetate, etc.) and a zinc compound (eg, zinc nitrate, zinc acetate, etc.) and an alkaline substance (eg, sodium carbonate, carbonate, etc.) Potassium, etc.)
Are mixed to form a precipitate (coprecipitation method). The precipitate formed is thoroughly washed with water, filtered and dried.
Next, this is calcined at about 270 to 400 ° C., and once slurried with water, filtered and dried to obtain a sintered body of copper oxide-zinc oxide. The compounding ratio of copper oxide and zinc oxide is usually copper: zinc = 1: about 0.3 to 10, preferably 1: about 0.5 to 3, and more preferably 1: about 1 to 2.3. It is preferable to set the degree. If the amount of zinc is too small, sintering of copper cannot be effectively prevented, while if the amount of zinc is too large, sufficient desulfurization performance as a copper-based desulfurizing agent will not be exhibited. Next, the mixed oxide thus obtained is reduced with hydrogen. The hydrogen reduction is preferably performed by diluting with a gas (e.g., nitrogen gas, argon gas, methane gas, or the like) that does not participate in the reaction so that the hydrogen content is preferably 6% or less, more preferably about 0.5 to 4% by volume. The reduction is performed at about 150 to 350 ° C. in the presence of hydrogen gas. The Cu—Zn-based desulfurizing agent obtained in this manner may contain a certain metal compound as another carrier component, for example, chromium oxide. In addition, in the above-mentioned process, when firing the precipitate or reducing the sintered body with hydrogen, it is preferable to add an auxiliary agent as needed, and then to form a tablet or an extruded product.

(2) Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent Copper compound (eg, copper nitrate, copper acetate, etc.), zinc compound (eg, zinc nitrate, zinc acetate, etc.) and aluminum compound (eg, aluminum hydroxide, nitric acid, etc.) An aqueous solution containing aluminum, sodium aluminate, etc.) and an aqueous solution of an alkaline substance (eg, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, etc.) are mixed to cause precipitation (coprecipitation method). At this time, the aluminum compound may be added to the solution of the alkali substance, and the solution may be mixed with the aqueous solution containing the copper compound and the zinc compound to form a precipitate. Next, the formed precipitate is sufficiently washed with water, filtered, and dried. Next, this is calcined at about 270 to 400 ° C., and once slurried with water, filtered and dried to obtain a sintered body of copper oxide-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide. The compounding ratio of copper oxide, zinc oxide, and aluminum oxide is usually atomic ratio of copper: zinc: aluminum = 1: about 0.3-10: about 0.05-2, more preferably 1: about 0.6-. 3: It is preferable to be about 0.3-1. If the amount of zinc is too small, sintering of copper cannot be effectively prevented, while if the amount of zinc is too large, sufficient desulfurization performance as a copper-based desulfurizing agent will not be exhibited. If the amount of aluminum is too small, the Cu—ZnO structure cannot be stabilized, while if the amount of aluminum is too large, the desulfurization performance decreases. Next, the mixed oxide thus obtained is reduced with hydrogen. Hydrogen reduction preferably has a hydrogen content of 6%
Hereinafter, the temperature is preferably set to 150 to 350 ° C. in the presence of a hydrogen gas diluted with a gas that does not participate in the reaction (for example, nitrogen gas, argon gas, methane gas, or the like) so as to be about 0.5 to 4% by volume. It is carried out by reducing the above mixture to a degree. Cu obtained in this manner
The Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent may contain a certain metal compound as another carrier component, for example, chromium oxide. In addition, in the above-mentioned process, when firing the precipitate or reducing the sintered body with hydrogen, it is preferable to add an auxiliary agent as needed, and then to form a tablet or an extruded product.

[0008] Regarding the hydrogen reduction of the mixed oxide in the above (1) and (2), since copper has a low melting point, the particle size is increased by heat and the surface area is easily reduced, and the pore structure is reduced by excessive heat. Delicately changes, and as a result, the properties as a desulfurizing agent greatly change. Furthermore, hydrogen reduction of copper oxide is an exothermic reaction. Therefore, in the reduction of the mixed oxide with hydrogen, it is preferable that the hydrogen reduction of the mixed oxide is allowed to proceed under mild conditions, and as described above, the hydrogen content is 6% or less, more preferably 0.5 to 4% by volume. To the extent that in the presence of hydrogen gas diluted by gases that do not participate in the reaction,
A method of performing a reduction treatment while maintaining the temperature at about 150 to 350 ° C. is preferable. As a gas not involved in the reaction, an inert gas such as a nitrogen gas is preferably used.

The copper-zinc desulfurizing agent obtained by the above method has a dense structure consisting of aggregates of fine particles, and very small copper fine particles are uniformly dispersed on the surface of zinc oxide particles. , Is in a highly active state due to chemical interaction with zinc oxide. In the Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent, aluminum oxide is distributed throughout,
Prevents sintering of copper particles and zinc oxide particles due to heat and maintains a highly active state. Therefore, when these desulfurizing agents are used, the sulfur content in city gas can be reliably reduced to 5 ppb or less, 1 ppb or less under ordinary conditions, and 0.1 ppb or less easily under more appropriate conditions. In particular, in the case of a Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent, due to the action of aluminum oxide, the heat resistance is excellent, and the advantage that strength reduction at high temperatures and reduction in sulfur adsorption power can be significantly reduced is obtained, Restrictions on operating temperature range are eased.

[0010] The desulfurization method of the present invention uses the copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent prepared as described above in a temperature range of 150 to 300 ° C. For Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent,
You may use in the temperature range of about 150-400 degreeC. Preferably, before desulfurizing the city gas, the city gas may be preheated by using a heater or exchanging heat with the desulfurization gas, and desulfurized at about 150 to 400 ° C. In that desulfurization temperature speeds up the decomposition reaction of sulfur compounds,
It is desirable to desulfurize at a higher temperature, but if the temperature is too high, the copper component of the desulfurizing agent will sinter and reduce the surface area of the desulfurizing agent. Therefore, actually,
It is preferable to use at 350 ° C, more preferably at 250 to 300 ° C.

The desulfurization method of the present invention is generally carried out by passing city gas and hydrogen through a desulfurization tube filled with a copper-zinc desulfurizing agent. Strictly speaking, the amount of hydrogen to be added is adjusted according to the type and amount of sulfur contained in the city gas. However, since the amount of sulfur actually contained is on the order of ppm, it is at least 0.01%. This is done by adding more than% hydrogen. However, even if the amount of hydrogen added is increased excessively, the desulfurization effect does not change, in which case it is rather economically disadvantageous. Therefore, a method of desulfurizing city gas while adding about 0.01 to 10% of hydrogen, preferably about 0.1 to 7% of hydrogen, more preferably about 1 to 5% of hydrogen is preferable. When used as desulfurization in the pretreatment of the steam reforming process, it can be used by partially recycling hydrogen produced by the steam reforming reaction. The amount of the desulfurizing agent to be charged is appropriately set depending on the sulfur content in the city gas, usage conditions, and the like, but is usually about 200 to 4000 (l / h), preferably 300 to 2000 (l / h). ).

In order to extend the life of the copper-zinc desulfurizing agent, a zinc oxide-based adsorptive desulfurizing agent is charged before the copper-zinc based desulfurizing agent, and sulfur compounds that can be adsorbed by zinc oxide are removed in advance. Is desirable. According to this method, the hydrogen sulfide and the like contained in the city gas are removed by the zinc oxide, so that the load of the copper-zinc desulfurizing agent is reduced, and as a result, the life is extended. Further, even when a mercaptan-based sulfur compound is contained in city gas, it is adsorbed by zinc oxide, so that the load of the copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent is reduced, and as a result, the life is extended.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent having extremely excellent desulfurization performance is used, and a highly desulfurized city gas can be produced with a small amount of a desulfurizing agent by the effect of coexisting hydrogen. This has the effect that it can be obtained stably and easily for a long time. Therefore, when reforming city gas using a catalyst that is vulnerable to sulfur poisoning, for example, the sulfur poisoning of the catalyst can be completely prevented practically, and the adverse effects of sulfur are eliminated to an extremely high level. It is possible.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples, but the present invention is not limited to these Examples. Example 1 A mixed aqueous solution containing copper nitrate and zinc nitrate at a molar ratio of 1: 1 and an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate were simultaneously added dropwise to purified water maintained at about 80 ° C. at a constant rate with stirring. The resulting precipitate was aged, washed, filtered, dried, and then tableted into a tablet having a diameter of 1/8 inch and a length of 1/8 inch, followed by firing at about 280 ° C. Then, a nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed through a desulfurization tube (desulfurization layer having a length of 30 cm) filled with about 150 cc of the fired body and reduced at a temperature of 200 ° C., and the composition shown in Table 1 below was passed through the desulfurization tube. City gas consisting of
A (referred to as gas A) 150 (l / h) and hydrogen 1.5 (l / h)
h) (GHSV = 1000 h ⁻¹ ), temperature 200
Desulfurization was carried out under the conditions of ° C and a pressure of 0.02 kg / cm ² · G. When the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas was measured over time by the cold trap method, over a period of 2000 hours of operation,
It was 0.1 ppb or less.

[0015]

[Table 1]

COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1 The same desulfurizing agent as in Example 1 was used except that 13A gas was 150 (l / h).
Without adding hydrogen, at a temperature of 200 ° C. and a pressure of 0.
Desulfurization was performed under the condition of 02 kg / cm ² · G. as a result,
Sulfur concentration in desulfurization gas is 0.1ppm in about 1200 hours
Reached.

Example 2 Aluminum hydroxide is dissolved in an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide at about 120 ° C. and stirred until an aluminate is formed. This sodium aluminate solution is added to the sodium carbonate solution and the solution is kept at about 60 ° C. To this solution, a mixed aqueous solution containing copper nitrate and zinc nitrate at a molar ratio of 1: 1 is gradually added dropwise with stirring to produce a precipitate. The precipitate is thoroughly washed with water, filtered and dried. Then this is about 28
After baking at 0 ° C., the slurry is once slurried with water, filtered, dried, formed into a size of 1/8 inch in diameter × 1/8 inch in length, and oxidized at a molar ratio of 1: 1: 0.3. A sintered body of copper-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide was obtained. Next, the fired body about 15
A nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed through a desulfurization tube (desulfurization layer having a length of 30 cm) filled with 0 cc and reduced at a temperature of 200 ° C., and then 150 A (l / h) of 13A gas and 1. 5 (l / h) (GHSV = 1000
h ^-1 ), temperature 200 ° C, pressure 0.02 kg / cm ² · G
Under the following conditions. When the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas was measured over time by the cold trap method, it was 0.1 ppb or less over 2400 hours of operation.

Example 3 Copper nitrate, zinc nitrate and aluminum hydroxide were mixed at a molar ratio of 1:
A mixed aqueous solution containing at a ratio of 1: 0.3 is added dropwise to an aqueous sodium carbonate solution maintained at about 60 ° C. while stirring to form a precipitate. The precipitate is thoroughly washed with water, filtered and dried. Next, this was baked at about 280 ° C., once formed into a slurry with water, filtered, dried, and formed into a size of 1/8 inch in diameter × 1/8 inch in length. Then, about 1
A nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed through a desulfurization tube (desulfurization layer having a length of 30 cm) filled with 50 cc and reduced at a temperature of 200 ° C., and then 150 A (l / h) of 13A gas and 1. 5 (l / h) (GHSV = 1000
h ^-1 ), temperature 200 ° C, pressure 0.02 kg / cm ² · G
Under the following conditions. When the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas was measured over time by the cold trap method, it was 0.1 ppb or less over 2400 hours of operation.

Example 4 13A gas was desulfurized in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the amount of hydrogen added was 0.1% [0.15 (l / h)]. As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas was suppressed to 0.1 ppb or less over the operation for 2400 hours.

Example 5 Aluminum hydroxide was added to an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate, the solution was kept at 60 ° C., and a mixed aqueous solution containing copper nitrate and zinc nitrate in a molar ratio of 1: 1 was gradually added thereto while stirring. To form a precipitate. The subsequent treatment was performed in the same manner as in Example 3, to obtain a copper oxide-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide sintered body at a molar ratio of 1: 1: 0.3. Then, a nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed through a desulfurization tube (desulfurization layer length 30 cm) filled with about 150 cc of the fired body,
After reduction at a temperature of 200 ° C., 13A gas 15
0 (l / h) and 1.5 (l / h) of hydrogen (GHSV
= 1000h ^-1 ), temperature 200 ° C, pressure 0.02kg /
It was desulfurized under the condition of cm ² · G. The sulfur content in the desulfurization gas was measured over time by the cold trap method.
It was less than 0.1 ppb over 400 hours of operation.

Example 6 Using the same desulfurizing agent as in Example 5, the desulfurization temperature was set at 250 ° C.
13A gas was desulfurized under the same conditions as in Example 3 except for the following. As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas is 400
It was suppressed to 0.1 ppb or less over the operation for 0 hours.

Example 7 In the same manner as in Example 2, LPG (sulfur content: 5 ppm)
At a flow rate of 150 (l / h) and about 1% hydrogen [1.5
(L / h)] for desulfurization. As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas over 2000 hours of operation,
It was suppressed to 0.1 ppb or less.

Example 8 A desulfurizer of a general-purpose phosphoric acid fuel cell power generation system using city gas as a raw fuel was charged with a Cu-Zn-Al-based desulfurizing agent, and a raw fuel desulfurization test was performed. As the desulfurization device, a desulfurization device filled with 38 liters of a Cu—Zn—Al-based desulfurization agent obtained by the same manufacturing method as in Example 3 (desulfurization layer length: about 76
cm) was used. As a raw fuel, a city gas 13A gas having the components shown in Table 1 above was used.
(Nm ³ / h, GHSV = 320 h ⁻¹ ) was preheated to 200 ° C., and then introduced into the desulfurization unit together with 0.1 Nm ³ of hydrogen to desulfurize. The desulfurized gas was subjected to S / C (molar number of steam per mole of carbon in hydrocarbon) = 2.0, reaction temperature 450 ° C. (inlet) and 665 ° C. (outlet), reaction pressure 0.1 kg / cm ^2. For steam reforming reaction. The steam reformed fuel gas was heated in a heat exchange reactor type carbon monoxide converter packed with a commercially available low-temperature carbon monoxide modifying catalyst under the conditions of a transformer outlet temperature of 190 ° C. and a reaction pressure of 0.2 kg / cm ² . After denaturation, it was led to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell main body, and reacted with oxygen in the air introduced into the oxidation electrode to extract electric energy. The sulfur content in the gas at the outlet of the desulfurization unit was measured with time. After 6200 hours, the sulfur content was 0.1 ppb or less, and the steam reforming catalyst was 620 ppm.
Even after the elapse of 0 hours, the catalyst activity maintained the same activity immediately after the start of the degradation reaction, and the fuel cell operated normally.

Comparative Example 2 In place of the copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent, 150 cc of activated carbon carrying copper (surface area of about 700 m ² / g) was charged into the same desulfurization tube as in Example 1, and 13 A gas 150 (l / h) ), And desulfurized under the conditions of a temperature of 25 ° C. and a pressure of 0.02 kg / cm ² · G. As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas is about 10
At 0 hours, it reached 0.1 ppm. Also, the addition of hydrogen did not change the desulfurization effect at all.

Example 9 Desulfurization was performed in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the 13A gas was 139.5 (l / h) and the amount of hydrogen added was 10.5 (l / h). As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas is
It was suppressed to 0.1 ppb or less over the operation for 2400 hours.

Example 10 13A gas was set to 135 (l / h) and the amount of hydrogen added was 15
Except for (l / h), desulfurization was performed in the same manner as in Example 3. As a result, the sulfur content in the desulfurization gas is 2400
It was suppressed to 0.1 ppb or less over the operation over time.

Comparative Example 3 A copper-zinc desulfurizing agent (height 1) prepared by a kneading method
/ 8 inch x 1/8 inch diameter pellet, copper content =
41% by weight, copper: zinc (atomic ratio) = 1: 0.76) was filled in the same desulfurization tube as in Example 1, nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed through, and reduced at a temperature of 200 ° C. , 13A
150 (l / h) of gas and 1.5 (l / h) of hydrogen were added, and desulfurization was performed under the conditions of a temperature of 200 ° C and a pressure of 0.02 kg / cm ² · G. As a result, about 208 hours after the start of the operation, the sulfur in the desulfurization gas reached 0.05 ppm. Thus, the desulfurizing effect of the desulfurizing agent prepared by the kneading method was inferior to that of the desulfurizing agent prepared by the coprecipitation method.

Comparative Example 4 Commercially available zinc nitrate (G-72D manufactured by Nissan Gardler Co., Ltd.) was pulverized and sieved to a size of about 3 mm, impregnated with an aqueous solution of copper nitrate and concentrated by heating. Dry it and add about 2
Firing at 80 ° C., a zinc oxide-copper oxide mixture (molar ratio 9
5: 5). Next, about 150 cc of the fired body was filled in the same desulfurization tube as in Example 1, nitrogen gas containing 1% by volume of hydrogen was passed, and reduced at a temperature of 200 ° C. 1.5 (l / h) was added, and the mixture was desulfurized at a temperature of 200 ° C. and a pressure of 0.02 kg / cm ² · G. As a result, sulfur was detected in the desulfurization gas immediately after the start of operation, and 0.1 pp after about one hour.
m had been reached.

Comparative Example 5 Copper nitrate, zinc nitrate and aluminum nitrate were mixed at a molar ratio of 1:
A mixed aqueous solution containing a ratio of 1: 0.3 and an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate were simultaneously dropped into purified water maintained at about 80 ° C. at a constant rate while stirring. At this time, the pH of the solution was 7
Precipitate while maintaining at ~ 7.5. The resulting precipitate is aged, washed, filtered, dried and then 1/8 inch in diameter x 1 in length
It was tableted to / 8 inch and fired at about 280 ° C.
Next, 150 cc of the fired body was placed in a desulfurization tube (desulfurization layer length 30 c
m) without hydrogen reduction beforehand,
Desulfurization was performed by passing 150 g of 3A gas (l / h) and 0.15 l / h of hydrogen (GHSV = 1000 h ^-1 ) at a temperature of 200 ° C. and a pressure of 0.02 kg / cm ² · G. As a result, sulfur was detected in the desulfurization gas immediately after the start of operation, and reached about 0.05 ppm after about 3 hours.

Comparative Example 6 150 cc of a copper oxide-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide fired product obtained by the same method as in Comparative Example 5 was desulfurized (desulfurized layer length 30 c
m) without hydrogen reduction beforehand,
Through 3A gas 135 (l / h) and hydrogen 15 (l / h) (GHSV = 1000 h ^-1 ), temperature 200 ° C., pressure 0.
Desulfurization was performed under the condition of 02 kg / cm ² · G. as a result,
When the 13A gas and hydrogen are introduced, the temperature of the desulfurization layer becomes 500
° C, and after 200 hours, 0.03 ppm
Of sulfur was detected.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Susumu Takami 4-1-2, Hirano-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Inside Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A 1-259088 (JP, A) JP-A Hei 1-123627 (JP, A) JP-A-62-282637 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) C10L 3/10 B01D 53/46 B01J 20/02

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method of adding 0.01 to 5% (% by volume) of hydrogen to a city gas containing no hydrogen gas and desulfurizing the copper gas using a copper-zinc desulfurizing agent prepared by a coprecipitation method. City gas desulfurization method. 2. The copper-zinc desulfurizing agent is a desulfurizing agent obtained by hydrogen-reducing a copper oxide-zinc oxide mixture or a copper oxide-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide mixture. City gas desulfurization method. 3. The method for desulfurizing a city gas according to claim 1, wherein the sulfur content in the city gas is desulfurized to 5 ppb or less. 4. The method for desulfurizing a city gas according to claim 1, wherein the sulfur content in the city gas is reduced to 1 ppb or less. 5. The method for desulfurizing a city gas according to claim 1, wherein the sulfur content in the city gas is desulfurized to 0.1 ppb or less. 6. A desulfurization of a city gas which is desulfurized by adding 0.01 to 5% (by volume) of hydrogen to a city gas containing no hydrogen gas and using a copper-zinc desulfurizing agent prepared by a coprecipitation method. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein as the hydrogen, a desulfurized city gas is subjected to a steam reforming reaction, and hydrogen generated by the steam reforming reaction is partially recycled and used. The method for desulfurizing city gas according to claim 1. 7. The copper-zinc-based desulfurizing agent is a desulfurizing agent obtained by hydrogen-reducing a copper oxide-zinc oxide mixture or a copper oxide-zinc oxide-aluminum oxide mixture. City gas desulfurization method.