Ari Technologies, Inc.

Dom E Reedy

Harold S Primack

Frederick R Kin

An aqueous oxidation-reduction composition and method for removing hydrogen sulfide gas from a fluid stream by liquid phase oxidation of the hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur with a chelated polyvalent metal catalyst, such as iron, wherein the composition is stabilized against rapid loss of chelated polyvalent catalyst caused by contamination of the aqueous composition with micro-organisms, such as bacteria. The aqueous composition is stabilized by incorporating in the aqueous composition and adding throughout the normal usage thereof a broad spectrum biocide in an amount which acts as a bacteriostat to prevent rapid growth of bacteria in the aqueous composition and when the bacteria concentration rises above about 1.times.10.sup.6 colonies per ml. slug-feeding in a kill concentration into the aqueous composition while the chelated polyvalent metal catalyst is being contacted with oxygen a fast acting broad spectrum biocide, such as 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide or glutaraldehyde, and thereafter resuming addition of the first mentioned biocide.

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Dom E Reedy