Systems and processes for removing elemental sulfur compounds from desulfurized fuels
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C10G-065/02
C10G-065/04
C10G-045/08
C10G-045/02
출원번호
US-0096871
(2011-04-28)
등록번호
US-8753504
(2014-06-17)
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Whyatt, Gregory A.
Li, Liyu
출원인 / 주소
Battelle Memorial Institute
대리인 / 주소
Matheson, James D.
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A system and process are disclosed for removing elemental sulfur compounds from hydro-desulfurization (HDS) treated hydrocarbon products including liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Low (sub-ppm) concentrations of sulfur remain in the hydrocarbons, providing, e.g., fuel products suitable for use in various m
A system and process are disclosed for removing elemental sulfur compounds from hydro-desulfurization (HDS) treated hydrocarbon products including liquid hydrocarbon fuels. Low (sub-ppm) concentrations of sulfur remain in the hydrocarbons, providing, e.g., fuel products suitable for use in various modalities including, e.g., jet fuels and fuel cell Auxiliary Power Units (APUs).
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1. A method for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon, the method comprising: reacting organic sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon with a first hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a first catalyst to form H2S gas and to convert organic sulfur remaining in the hydrocarbon substantially into the form of
1. A method for desulfurizing a hydrocarbon, the method comprising: reacting organic sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon with a first hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a first catalyst to form H2S gas and to convert organic sulfur remaining in the hydrocarbon substantially into the form of elemental sulfur compounds;separating a first H2S-containing gas from the hydrocarbon containing the elemental sulfur compounds;reacting the elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon with a second hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of a second catalyst to convert the elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon to H2S gas; andseparating a second H2S-containing gas formed from conversion of the elemental sulfur compounds from the hydrocarbon to obtain a desulfurized hydrocarbon. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first hydrogen-containing gas is a reformate product gas obtained from a steam reformer, an autothermal reformer, or a partial oxidation reactor. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second hydrogen-containing gas is a reformate product gas obtained from a steam reformer, an autothermal reformer, or a partial oxidation reactor. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the second hydrogen-containing gas is a retentate gas obtained from a hydrogen permeable membrane separation. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein separating the first H2S-containing gas from the hydrocarbon, reacting elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon to convert the elemental sulfur compounds to H2S gas and separating the second H2S-containing gas, or combinations thereof to obtain the desulfurized hydrocarbon are performed over a solid H2S sorbent. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the solid H2S sorbent contains ZnO. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first hydrogen-containing gas is a reformate gas obtained from a steam reformer which has not undergone water gas shift reaction at temperatures below the reformer exit temperature and from which water has been condensed. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first hydrogen-containing reformate gas is introduced to the hydrocarbon at a rate at or below 1 standard liter of reformate gas per cubic centimeter (cm3) of the hydrocarbon, with the hydrocarbon volume evaluated in the liquid state. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the first hydrogen-containing reformate gas is introduced to the hydrocarbon at a rate at or below 0.02 standard liters of reformate gas per cubic centimeter (cm3) of the hydrocarbon. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the hydrocarbon that contains organic sulfur compounds is a JP-8 fuel and the reaction with the first hydrogen-containing reformate gas is performed at a pressure of about 270 psig and a temperature of about 380° C. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein separating the first H2S-containing gas from the hydrocarbon containing the elemental sulfur compounds includes: condensing the hydrocarbon containing the elemental sulfur compounds at a pressure reduced less than 10 psi relative to the reaction pressure used for conversion of organic sulfur to form a liquid;separating the liquid hydrocarbon containing elemental sulfur compounds from the first H2S-containing gas comprising the remaining first hydrogen-containing gas and the majority of the H2S gas; andrecycling a selected fraction of the first H2S-containing gas back to the organic sulfur conversion reaction without removing the H2S gas from the first hydrogen-containing gas. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein: reacting the elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon occurs at a pressure and temperature sufficient to form H2S gas and wherein the second catalyst used in reacting the elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon is a ZnO catalyst; andwherein separating the second H2S-containing gas formed from conversion of the elemental sulfur compounds comprises reacting the formed H2S gas with the ZnO catalyst to form ZnS, yielding the desulfurized hydrocarbon with a concentration of sulfur below a preselected maximum and the second H2S-containing gas with a reduced concentration of H2S. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second H2S-containing gas formed in the reaction with elemental sulfur compounds over the ZnO catalyst and separated from the desulfurized hydrocarbon is used as the first hydrogen-containing gas in the organic sulfur conversion reaction. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first hydrogen-containing gas used in the organic sulfur conversion reaction includes a quantity of the second H2S-containing gas obtained from conversion of the elemental sulfur compounds, wherein the first hydrogen-containing gas flows by pressure differential from the elemental sulfur reaction vessel through a heat exchanger and into the organic sulfur conversion reaction vessel, and wherein the hydrocarbon containing sulfur primarily in the form of elemental sulfur compounds from the organic sulfur conversion reaction is pumped up in pressure to react and remove the elemental sulfur compounds. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the reaction with the hydrocarbon containing sulfur primarily in the form of elemental sulfur compounds includes sparging the second hydrogen-containing gas through the hydrocarbon while the hydrocarbon is in contact with the catalyst. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the reaction with the hydrocarbon containing sulfur primarily in the form of elemental sulfur compounds is performed in a countercurrent stripping column that is packed with the second catalyst in a pelletized form so as to be in contact with the liquid hydrocarbon introduced to the column, wherein the hydrocarbon flows in a first direction and the second hydrogen-containing gas flows in a second direction. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the countercurrent stripping column is loaded with a packing coated with the catalyst such that the hydrocarbon is in contact with the catalyst when introduced to the column. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the packing is a structured packing or a random packing. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the second hydrogen-containing gas is a reformate gas obtained from: a steam reformer, an autothermal reformer, or a partial oxidation reactor. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the second hydrogen-containing gas is a hydrogen-depleted reformate obtained from a hydrogen-separation process selected from the group consisting of: pressure-swing adsorption processes, temperature-swing adsorption processes, hydrogen-permeating membrane processes, and combinations thereof. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the second hydrogen-containing gas is a retentate gas obtained from a hydrogen permeable membrane separation. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the reaction of elemental sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon occurs at a temperature between 50° C. and 150° C., a pressure between about 1 atmospheres (atm) absolute and 4 atmospheres (atm) absolute, and for a time sufficient to convert the elemental sulfur to H2S.
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