Removing hydrogen sulfide from a gaseous mixture using ferric ions bonded to calcined diatomite
First Claim
1. A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream, comprising the step of passing said gas stream through a filtering media consisting essentially of calcined diatomite and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded to said calcined diatomite.
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Abstract
A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream wherein the filtering media consists essentially of calcined diatomite and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded to the calcined diatomite. This process is particularly efficient due to the fact that the removal of hydrogen sulfide from the gas stream is effected with a single pass adsorption performance of up to 45 mg of H2S per gram of filtering media. Other advantages include the fact that the process has the ability to remove H2S form a gaseous mixture, from a concentration of 30,000 ppm down to non-detectable levels in a single pass. Repeated in-situ regeneration of the filtering media has been proven to be a simple matter of blowing ambient air through the filtering media.
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21 Claims
- 1. A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream, comprising the step of passing said gas stream through a filtering media consisting essentially of calcined diatomite and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded to said calcined diatomite.
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15. A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream, comprising the steps of;
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passing said gas stream through a filtering media consisting essentially of;
calcined diatomite, and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded by chemisorption bonds to said calcined diatomite, and renewing said filtering media when said filtering media is saturated with sulfides by blowing air through said filtering media;
repeating said steps of passing said gas stream through said filtering media and of renewing said filtering media, while maintaining an average hydrogen sulfide adsorption performance of said filtering media of 32 mg of hydrogen sulfide per gram of said filtering media. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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- 18. A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream, comprising the step of passing said gas stream through a filtering media consisting essentially of calcined diatomite having particles ranging in sizes between about 30 mesh and about 60 mesh, and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded thereto by chemisorption bonds.
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21. A process for removing hydrogen sulfide from an anaerobic process gas stream, comprising the step of passing said gas stream through a filtering media consisting essentially of calcined diatomite and between 5% and 30% by weight of ferric ions bonded to said calcined diatomite.
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