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Purification of Natural Gas by forming H 2 S Hydrates
Author(s) -
Golombok Michael,
Schoonebeek Ronald
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201300066
Subject(s) - supersaturation , clathrate hydrate , natural gas , hydrate , chemistry , mixing (physics) , bar (unit) , solvation , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , mineralogy , organic chemistry , ion , geology , physics , oceanography , quantum mechanics , engineering
H 2 S‐hydrate formation is demonstrated as a method for cleaning contaminated natural gas. Not only the final equilibrium cleanup but also the rates of separation attainment are much higher than for CO 2 hydrates. H 2 S concentrates in the hydrate phase and is then depleted from the gas; this was observed at temperatures as high as 15 °C. The shortest batch‐formation times are on the order of 1 min at pressures of approximately 30 bar. Formation times of H 2 S hydrates are considerably shorter than for CO 2 . The supersaturation and mixing speed are the critical parameters as well as maintaining maximum solvation of H 2 S in water throughout the process.
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