Abstract:
An input gas stream containing SO2 is continuously treated in order to remove a substantial portion of the SO2 therefrom by the steps of: (a) scrubbing the input gas stream with an aqueous absorbent stream containing an alkaline reagent; (b) treating the resulting rich absorbent stream with a reducing agent at conditions selected to convert the sulfite compound contained therein to the corresponding thiosulfate compound; (c) catalytically reacting the resulting thiosulfate compound with hydrogen at reduction conditions selected to produce the corresponding sulfide compound; (d) stripping hydrogen sulfide from the resulting solution to form a regenerated aqueous absorbent stream; and, thereafter, (e) passing at least a portion of the regenerated absorbent stream to the scrubbing step. The principal utility of this scrubbing process is associated with the problem of continuously removing a sulfur dioxide contaminant from the flue or stack gas streams such as are typically produced in modern electrical power generating stations in order to abate a serious pollution problem and to enable the safe, nonpolluting burning of high sulfur fuels. Key features of this process are: the selective conversion of the sulfite compound obtained from the scrubbing step to the corresponding thiosulfate compound in the preliminary treatment step, the subsequent reduction of the thiosulfate compound to the corresponding sulfide compound in a highly efficient economic and selective manner, the minimization of undesired sulfate by-products during both of these conversion steps and the use of a relatively cheap, continuously regenerated absorbent which has a high capacity for SO2 as well as a high efficiency for SO2 removal.
Abstract:
The present addresses the problem of providing a new method for producing a metal and/or metalloid-containing sulfide. The problem is solved by a method for producing a metal and/or metalloid-containing sulfide characterized by using as a reaction medium and sulfur source a melt that can be obtained by heating a first sodium polysulfide represented by Na2Sx (in the formula, 1
Abstract:
An aqueous polysulfide composition comprises one or more inorganic polysulfides, wherein the amount of polysulfides in the composition is at least 30% by weight, preferably at least 35% by weight, more preferably at least 40% by weight, and wherein the amount of thiosulfate anions in the composition is at most 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment the weight ratio of polysulfides to thiosulfates in the aqueous composition is from 55/1 to 1.5/1. In another embodiment, the aqueous polysulfide composition has a pH of at least 10. A process for preparing an aqueous polysulfide composition comprises reacting a sulfide salt (c) with elemental sulfur to form one or more polysulfide salts. The compositions have many uses and are in particular useful in metal capturing, cyanide scavenging, soil remediation, water treatment, petroleum processing, leather processing, and making of paper pulp.
Abstract:
A desulfurizing agent comprising a silica-alumina carrier having an Si/Al mole ratio of 10 or less and nickel carried thereon; a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbons derived from petroleum which comprises a carrier and a metal component carried thereon and has a specific surface area of pores having a pore diameter of 3 nm or less of 100 m2/g or more; an Ni-Cu based desulfurizing agent comprising a carrier and, carried thereon, (A) nickel, (B) copper, and (C) an alkali metal or another metal; a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbons derived from petroleum which comprises a carrier and a metal component carried thereon and has a hydrogen adsorption capacity of 0.4 mmol/g or more; and methods for producing these nickel-based and nickel-copper-based desulfurizing agents. The above desulfurizing agents are capable of adsorbing and removing with good efficiency the sulfur contained in hydrocarbons derived from petroleum to a content of 0.2 wt. ppm or less and have a long service life. The steam reforming of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum having been desulfurized by use of any one of the above desulfurizing agents allows the production of hydrogen for use in a fuel cell with good efficiency.
Abstract:
Methods of converting a sulfide in a composition to polysulfide are described, one method comprising the steps of exposing the composition to conditions and for a time sufficient to cause conversion of at least a portion of the sulfide, to polysulfide to form a modified composition; and controlling the conversion to polysulfide by measuring a color parameter of the modified composition.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of obtaining high-purity sulfur-containing organosilicon compounds having polysulfide structure in a simple manner without treatment at high temperatures or under vacuum.According to the present invention, sulfur-containing organosilicon compounds represented by the formula (R.sup.1 --O).sub.3 --Si--R.sup.2 --S.sub.x --R.sup.2 --Si--(O--R.sup.1).sub.3 is obtained by reacting sulfur, an alkali metal and halogenoalkoxysilane represented by the formula (R.sup.1 --O).sub.3 --Si--R.sup.2 --X (wherein R.sup.1 is a monovalent C.sub.1-5 hydrocarbon, R.sup.2 is a divalent C.sub.1-9 hydrocarbon, X is a halogen, and x is an integral number of 1 to 8).
Abstract:
Carbon particles non-uniformly and non-continuously coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are produced by adding a PTFE emulsion to the carbon particles at a rate of less than approximately 100 ml/100 grams. The result is a mixture of PTFE coated carbon particles, some having a higher weight percent PTFE resin thereon and others having a lower weight percent PTFE resin thereon. Such a mixture of non-uniformly coated particles gives improved reaction efficiency when used as a solid catalyst in a packed bed tower reactor through which fluid reactants are flowed.
Abstract:
Sodium polysulfide is prepared by the oxidation of sodium sulfide or sodium hydrosulfide, and by using new procedures and systems described, the production of thiosulfate can be markedly reduced and, in some cases, eliminated. The oxidant is air, oxygen or oxygen in mixture with other gases, the reductant is aqueous sodium sulfide or sodium hydrosulfide and the reaction is carried out with both reactants in non-flooded contact with a solid catalyst material, of which a typical example is a particulate carbon treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The reaction is typically conducted at atmospheric pressure and without the application of heat, with the oxidant and the reductant being in interfacial contact with each other, but only, insofar as possible, at sites where both are simultaneously in contact with a catalyst which is prevented from being flooded by either the oxidant or reductant. Sodium polysulfide and sodium hydroxide are produced, and are useable in treatment of lignocellulose materials. Various arrangements, materials and processes are also disclosed.