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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kailash C Srivastava, Centreville, VA (US);
Daman S Walia, Clifton, VA (US);
Assignee:
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435266 ; 435262 ; 435822 ;
Abstract
An anaerobic process of desulfurizing a sour natural gas stream wherein a selected consortium of chemoautotrophic bacteria converts H.sub.2 S and other sulfur species into elemental sulfur, which is recovered as a product. The process is conducted at pressures of up to 1000 psi and temperatures up to 140.degree. F. (10.degree. C. to 60.degree. C.), and mitigates up to 10,000 ppm H.sub.2 S to pipeline standards of .ltoreq.4 ppm and up to 10% CO.sub.2 to .ltoreq.2% CO.sub.2.