WO2000056441A1 - System for recovery of sulfur and hydrogen from sour gas - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to a process for removal of hydrogen sulfide from a gaseous stream and the subsequent recovery of hydrogen and sulfur from the hydrogen sulfide and, more particularly, it relates to removal of H 2 S , C0 2 , and H 2 0 from a sour natural gas stream in a fiuidized bed adsorber followed by the conversion of H 2 S to elemental sulfur and hydrogen in a corona reactor.
- the proven reserves of natural gas in the United States are of the order of 170 trillion cubic feet; taking data from various exploration programs into account, the natural gas resource base may be inferred to be close to 1118 trillion cubic feet.
- About twenty (20) trillion cubic feet of the proven reserves of natural gas contain significant amounts of H 2 S, C0 2 , and H 2 0 and other sulfur-containing contaminants.
- the sulfur must be removed form such streams to enable users to comply with environmental regulations.
- Moisture removal is necessary since the presence of moisture leads to the formation of hydrates, which through increasing the pressure drop along the transmission pipeline, decrease transmission capacity.
- C0 is an undesirable diluting gas, which lowers the heating value of natural gas. Presence of moisture and H 2 S is also a major factor in corrosion of equipment.
- Processes for removal of H 2 S from a gas stream are based on two principal mechanisms: absorption by regenerable solvents and adsorption on a bed of solids. Processes based on absorption often involve the use of one of the several a ine solutions such as monethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine, followed by thermal regeneration of the solvent to recover acid gases and the amine solution.
- a ine solutions such as monethanolamine, diethanolamine, and triethanolamine
- Adsorbent materials for H 2 S removal include molecular sieves, iron oxide, zinc oxide, zinc titanate, tin oxide, and zinc ferrite.
- Molecular sieves have excellent selective mercaptan. Since molecular sieves are designed to strongly attract and retain specific gas components, they are well suited for thermal-swing regeneration in a temperature swing adsorption cycle. Regeneration produces an enriched stream of the adsorbate and a revitalized sorbent for reuse. Conversion of hydrogen sulfide to recover sulfur is often accomplished via the
- a typical Claus sulfur-recovery plant consists of two major process stages. Stage one consists of a combustion furnace, waste heat boiler, and a sulfur condenser. Stage two is comprised of a series of catalytic converters numbering between one and four units. Each of the catalytic converters is equipped with a re-heating unit, catalyst bed, and a sulfur condenser. Hydrogen sulfide is converted to sulfur in the Claus process by two principal reactions: combustion of part of the hydrogen sulfide to sulfur dioxide and subsequent reaction of sulfur dioxide with hydrogen sulfide over a catalyst to produce sulfur and water.
- Conversion of H 2 S to elemental sulfur can also be achieved by dissociation of H 2 S by energetic electrons.
- This can be implemented by employing a number of nonthermal plasma processes, which include corona, dielectric barrier, microwave, and radio- frequency discharges.
- high-voltage pulses produce short-lived microdischarges, which preferentially accelerate the electrons without imparting significant energy to the ions. This results in improvement in power consumption and energy saving potential.
- larger reactor volumes are possible because the high energy electrons are capable of filling larger volumes.
- the composition of the gases in the Claus process must be maintained such that the H 2 S/S0 2 ratio is 2:1. Even after several conversion stages, 2000-3000 ppm of H 2 S and S0 2 may remain in the effluent gas from the Claus process, posing environmental compliance problems.
- an additional tailgas cleanup unit is employed to ensure that the final overall sulfiir recovery exceeds 99%.
- Two such processes for tailgas cleanup are the Shell Claus off-gas treatment (SCOT) process and the Superclaus process.
- the SCOT tailgas cleanup process is the most widely used. However, an "add-on" SCOT plant may cost as much as the parent Claus plant itself.
- a Superclaus unit may be introduced as the last stage in the series of catalytic converters.
- the process is based on selective oxidation of the unconverted H 2 S to elemental sulfur, in the presence of a catalyst.
- SCOT and Superclaus processes can improve sulfiir recovery efficiency, the cost of installation of plant may not be offset by the sulfiir recovered.
- both processes fail to recover hydrogen, a valuable resource that may improve the overall economics of sulfur removal.
- the present invention is a device for removing contaminants from a natural gas stream
- the device comprises first adsorbent means positioned within a first fiuidized bed operating at a first predetermined temperature for removing at least a portion of the contaminants from the natural gas stream and creating a partially sweetened natural gas stream.
- Second adsorbent means are positioned within a second fiuidized bed operating at a second predetermined temperature for receiving the partially sweetened natural gas stream with the second adsorbent means removing at least a portion of the contaminants from the partially sweetened natural gas stream
- the contaminants are selected from the group consisting of H 2 S, C0 2 , and H 2 0.
- the first adsorbent means is a molecular sieve and the second adsorbent means is a molecular sieve.
- the first predetermined temperature is greater than the second predetermined temperature.
- the first predetermined temperature is between approximately twenty (20°) degrees C and approximately sixty (60°) degrees C and the second predetermined temperature is between approximately one hundred (100°) degrees C and approximately three hundred (300°) degrees C.
- the device further comprises conversion means for converting H 2 S within the removed contaminants to elemental sulfur and hydrogen at a predetermined temperature less than approximately four hundred (400°) degrees C.
- conversion means is anonthermal plasma corona reactor.
- the present invention additionally includes an apparatus for converting H 2 S to elemental sulfur and hydrogen.
- the apparatus comprises conversion means for receiving
- the conversion means is a nonthermal plasma corona reactor.
- the apparatus further comprises adsorbent means positioned within a fiuidized bed for removing at least a portion of H 2 S from a natural gas stream and means for providing the removed H 2 S to the conversion means.
- the adsorbent means includes a first adsorbent having a first predetermined temperature and second adsorbent having a second predetermined temperature.
- the first adsorbent means and the second adsorbent means are molecular sieves.
- the first predetermined temperature is greater than the second predetermined temperature.
- the present invention further includes a method for removing H 2 S and other contaminants from a natural gas stream and converting H 2 S to elemental sulfiir and hydrogen.
- the method comprises providing a first adsorbent, positioning the first adsorbent within a fiuidized bed at a first predetermined temperature, introducing the natural gas stream to the first adsorbent thereby removing at least a portion of the H 2 S and other contaminants from the natural gas stream and creating a partially sweetened natural gas stream, providing a second adsorbent, positioning the second adsorbent within a fiuidized bed at a second predetermined temperature, introducing the partially sweetened natural gas stream to the second adsorbent thereby removing at least a portion of the contaminants from the partially sweetened natural gas stream, providing a nonthermal plasma reactor, introducing the removed contaminants to the nonthermal plasma reactor, and converting the H 2 S to elemental sulfur and hydrogen at a third predetermined temperature.
- the first adsorbent means and the second absorbent means are molecular sieves.
- the first predetermined temperature is greater than the second predetermined temperature with the first predetermined temperature being between approximately twenty (20°) degrees C and approximately sixty (60°) degrees C and the second predetermined temperature being between approximately one hundred (100°) degrees C and approximately three hundred (300°) degrees C.
- the third predetermined temperature being less than approximately four hundred (400°) degrees C.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a system for recovery of sulfur and hydrogen from sour gas, constructed in accordance with the present invention, including (1) removal of H 2 S, C0 2 , and H 2 0 from a sour natural gas stream and sorbent regeneration and (2) conversion of H 2 S to elemental sulfur and hydrogen in a corona reactor; and
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the process for (1) removal of H 2 S, C0 2 , and H 2 0 from a sour natural gas stream and sorbent regeneration and (2) conversion of H 2 S to elemental sulfur and hydrogen in a corona reactor, constructed in accordance with the present invention
- the present invention comprises the removal of H 2 S, C0 2 , H 2 0, and other sulfur-containing contaminants from natural gas streams employing a fiuidized bed adsorber and recovery of elemental sulfur and hydrogen in a corona reactor at low temperatures, preferably less than approximately four hundred (400°) degrees C .
- the process consists of two steps.
- the first step is the removal of H 2 S, C0 2 , and H 2 0 from a sour natural gas stream and sorbent regeneration. This step is accomplished using the concept of temperature swing adsorption.
- the contaminants in the natural gas are adsorbed on molecular sieves in fiuidized beds operated at low temperatures, preferably between approximately twenty (20°) degrees C and approximately sixty (60°) degrees C.
- the spent sorbent is circulated to a high temperature, preferably between approximately one hundred (100°) degrees C and approximately three hundred (300°) degrees C, fiuidized bed regenerator and the gas stripped from the sorbent in the regenerator is used for sulfur and hydrogen recovery.
- the second step is the conversion of H 2 S to elemental sulfiir and hydrogen in a corona reactor at a temperature less than approximately four hundred (400°) degrees C.
- the H 2 S, C0 2 , and CY from the regenerator will form the primary feed to a corona reactor.
- Recovery of elemental sulfur and hydrogen from H 2 S in a nonthermal plasma reactor is based, primarily, on the following reactions:
- the processes of sweetening sour gas and recovery of sulfur and hydrogen are integrated into a single compact process, as described below.
- the sour natural gas stream is contacted with the adsorbent (such as a molecular sieve 5 A) in a fiuidized bed adsorber, designated as ADSl in FIG. 2, to effect the removal of H 2 S, H 2 0, and other sulfur-containing contaminants.
- the partially sweetened natural gas stream is then passed through a second fiuidized bed adsorber, designated as ADS2, where C0 is stripped, also, using the molecular sieve 5A as an adsorbent.
- H 2 S, C0 2 , H 2 0, and other sulfur-containing contaminants can all be removed from the natural gas stream by the molecular sieve 5 A in a single adsorber unit, two separate units become necessary for maximizing the process efficiency for sulfur recovery.
- the sequential stripping of H 2 S and H 2 0 in ADSl followed by removal of C0 2 in ADS2 is made possible by the well-defined sequence in which these species are adsorbed on the molecular sieve.
- the fiuidized bed adsorber units can be operated in a bubbling bed mode. Calculations show that these adsorber units can be very compact units, approximately thirty (30") inches in diameter for an eleven (11) MMScfd plant.
- Existing molecular sieve-based processes employ fixed beds in view of the possibility of sorbent attrition.
- the bubbling bed mode of operation (at about three (3) times the minimum fluidization velocity, with a minimum fluidization velocity of approximately thirty-three (33 fps) feet per second at one thousand (1000) psig and three hundred (300°) degrees K for molecular sieves with an average particle diameter of approximately 0.06 inch) reduces the risk of attrition.
- a material such as molybdenum sulfide, PTFE, graphite, among others, with a low coefficient of friction will be added to the bed in very small quantities to further reduce the potential for attrition.
- the spent sorbent from the adsorber units is then pneumatically transported to the regeneration units.
- Regenerators are also operated in the bubbling fiuidized bed mode; the temperature of operation is about four hundred and forty (440°) degrees F.
- the molecular sieve adsorbent from ADSl is regenerated, with release of H 2 S and H 2 0, in RGN1.
- This unit is maintained in the bubbling fiuidized bed mode using a slip stream from the partially- sweetened natural gas. Calculations show that about 0.5 (%) percent of the natural gas stream will suffice to maintain the operation of RGN1.
- the mixture of H 2 S, H 2 0, and natural gas recovered from RGN1 is used for the downstream recovery of elemental sulfur and hydrogen.
- Spent sorbent from ADS2 is regenerated, with release of C0 2 , in RGN2.
- the regenerated solids are recirculated into the adsorber units.
- the ease of sorbent transportation between adsorber and regeneration units is a key advantage of the process of the present invention (in comparison with other fixed dry bed processes) made possible by the use of the fiuidized bed mode of operation.
- the sorbent recirculation rates are determined by the amount of contaminants in the natural gas.
- gas-conditioning processes employing molecular sieves are based on fixed bed technology. Cooling and heating of beds to serve as adsorbers or regenerators requires time. The temperature swing adsorption then limits the region of operability to low H 2 S concentrations in medium scale operation.
- the ability to alter, with ease, the flow rate of solids within the adsorber and regenerator units through operation in the fiuidized bed mode provides the process flexibility of operation in the handling of different compositions and greatly enhances the possible regime of operation in terms of H 2 S concentrations as well as processing scale. Since molecular sieves have a high surface area and, therefore, large adsorption capacities, the recirculation rate of solids is kept at a minimum, providing a compact design.
- the energy to maintain the beds at four hundred and forty (440°) degrees F is supplied by combustion of gases in a pulse combustor, designated as PC2 and PC3 in FIG. 2, immersed within the gently bubbling fiuidized beds.
- the submerged pulse combustors behave as submerged tubes and therefore deliver the well-known advantage of high heat transfer coefficients (thirty-five (35) to seventy (70) BTU hr "1 ft "2 °F "1 ) between the bed and the tubes. These heat transfer coefficients are higher by, at least one order of magnitude in comparison with those obtained from a tube immersed in convective flow of a gas.
- the higher heat transfer coefficients make possible use of a lower surface area for heat exchange for the same temperature differences and heat duty resulting in a compact design fro the regenerator units.
- the mixing of solids within the bubbling bed ensures that the bed temperature is uniform
- the fuel gas for the pulse combustors PC2 and PC3 submerged, respectively, in RGN1 and RGN2, is derived from the synthesis gas (CO and H 2 ) generated in the corona reactor.
- the gas mixture consisting of H 2 S and H 2 0 released from the molecular sieves and natural gas used as the fluidization medium, from RGN1 is used for recovery of elemental sulfur and hydrogen. This recovery is effected in a pulsed corona reactor designated as PCR in FIG. 2.
- the gas mixture consisting of H 2 S, H 2 0, CH,, and C0 2 , following expansion, is introduced into the pulsed corona reactor where the following reactions take place:
- the efficiency of sulfur recovery according to the present invention depends primarily on minimizing formation of CS 2 and COS in the corona reactor.
- the amount of excess C0 2 i.e., the H 2 S/C0 2 and CHVCO2 ratios
- complete conversion of H 2 S and CH-t is possible.
- H 2 S conversion exceeding ninety-nine (99%) percent is possible.
- the remaining gases - H 2 S, CKj, C0 , CO, H 2 , CS 2 , and COS — are compressed back to system pressure (1000 psig for the example considered) before flowing through an adsorption unit, designated as ADS3 in FIG. 2, where the gases also serve as the fluidizing medium for the bubbling bed.
- the adsorption unit removes H 2 S and C0 2 from the gas stream using the molecular sieve 5 A.
- the spent sorbent from the adsorber unit is regenerated in RGNl so that the unconverted H 2 S is recycled to the sulfur and hydrogen recovery pulsed corona reactor.
- the gases from ADS3, consisting of Ct-U, CO, H 2 , and COS, are passed through a hydrogen separation unit.
- the rest of the gas mixture is fired in pulse combustors PC2 and PC3, which provide the energy required to maintain the regenerators RGNl and RGN2 at the temperature of four hundred and forty
- the off-gas from the regenerator is sent to the flare in conventional fixed bed processes.
- both elemental sulfur and hydrogen are recovered from H 2 S in the sour gas.
- the system and process according to the present invention provides smaller size and lower costs.
- Conventional technology employs fixed bed adsorption/ regeneration columns such that when the adsorber column gets exhausted, flow of "sour" gas is diverted to another adsorber column. The exhausted adsorber column is then regenerated by passage of hot gas. After regeneration, this column has to be cooled to the temperatures at which the molecular sieves will adsorb the contaminants again. Since the cooling of the bed takes time, conventional processes often require three (3) or four (4) columns. In the system and process of the present application, regenerated sorbent is recycled continuously. In addition, the thermal inertia and the excellent mixing characteristics in the two legs of the recirculating bed ensure that the temperatures are maintained at the levels required. Consequently, only two columns will be necessary.
- the system and process according to the present invention provides energy efficiency.
- the energy required to raise the temperature of the molecular sieves to strip the contaminants is provided by combustion of a natural gas stream in a separate burner.
- the off-gases from the regenerator are sent to the flare.
- the synthesis gas generated fromH 2 S in the corona reactor is burnt in pulse combustors and the regenerator is heated through the pulse combustors acting as immersed heat transfer tubes.
- the process makes use of the high heat transfer coefficients provided by submerged tubes in a fiuidized bed.
- the energy required to raise the bed temperature is obtained, indirectly, fromH 2 S.
- the system and process of the present application provides flexibility of operation.
- the sorbent recirculation rate can be adjusted to meet different levels of contamination in the natural gas. Calculations show that the process can sweeten sour gas of the composition (one (1%) percent H 2 S) with sulfur recovery of ninety-nine (99%) percent.
- the operating conditions identified by the thermodynamic calculations in terms of higher H 2 S/C02 ratios aiding higher sulfur recovery -- suggest that the proposed process can be used to advantage for conditioning of gas streams with higher H 2 S contents.
- gas-conditioning processes employing molecular sieves are based on fixed bed technology. Cooling and heating of beds to serve as adsorbers or regenerators requires time.
- the temperature swing adsorption then limits the region of operability to low H 2 S concentrations in medium scale operations.
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