Removal of H2S pollutant from gasifier syngas by a multistage dual-flow sieve plate column wet scrubber

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to observe the performance of a lab-scale three-stage dual-flow sieve plate column scrubber for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas removal from a gas stream, in which the H2S concentration was similar to that of gasifier syngas. The tap water was used as scrubbing liquid. The gas and liquid were operated at flow rates in the range of 16.59 × 10−4–27.65 × 10−4 Nm3/s and 20.649 × 10−6–48.183 × 10−6 m3/s, respectively. The effects of gas and liquid flow rates on the percentage removal of H2S were studied at 50–300 ppm inlet concentrations of H2S. The increase in liquid flow rate, gas flow rate and inlet H2S concentration increased the percentage removal of H2S. The maximum of 78.88% removal of H2S was observed at 27.65 × 10−4 Nm3/s gas flow rate and 48.183 × 10−6 m3/s liquid flow rate for 300 ppm inlet concentration of H2S. A model has also been developed to predict the H2S gas removal by using the results from the experiments and adding the parameters that affect the scrubber's performance. The deviations between experimental and predicted H2S percentage removal values were observed as less than 16%.