Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
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Does anyone know if there has ever been a commercial process to remove low concentrations of H2S from a gas flow? Since H2S reacts with Ag to make the sulfide, I was curious if silver could be used (under reducing conditions) to act as a final filtration to scrub the gases free of sulfur (or reduce it to ppb levels).
Any data on temperature dependence of H2S + Ag?
Any data on temperature dependence of H2S + Ag?





RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
I keep running into these processes where amines are used for H2S capture, but only reach 1-10 ppm (by volume) of concentration. And if I want < 50 ppb, it seems that the only solvent people recommend is methanol (at <-40 F, which is a lot of energy to throw into the process).
Any thoughts?
RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
bonzoboy:
Hundreds of ammonia synthesis plants worldwide use zinc oxide beds to remove trace amounts of H2S from their methane feedstock. That should be much, much cheaper than using silver ... and it is a tried and true process.
It is a semi-batch process using two or more zinc oxide beds so that at least one bed is on-stream while another bed is being dumped and re-filled with zinc oxide.
If you are interested in more information, contact some of the major engineering and construction companies that design and build ammonia plants. For example, Haldor Topsoe of Denmark, Lurgi AG of Germany, Uhde of Germany, and Kellogg, Brown and Root of the USA.
Milton Beychok
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RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow
Yes, there are thermochemical data for the equilibrium
2 Ag + H2S = Ag2S + H2
E.g., ΔGRxn = ΔGf, Ag2S - ΔGf, H2S is known as f(T).
for both Ag(s), Ag(liquid) and even Ag at reduced activity, as when alloyed with gold (electrum). For the Ag-Ag2S equilibrium,
ΔGRxn = - RT ln [PH2/PH2S]
so from ΔGRxn can solve for either gas pressure if know inital conditions, e.g., PH2 = 1 atm at to and a given T.
RE: Using Ag to remove H2S from gas flow