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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Cécile Barrere-Tricca, Paris, FR;
Thierry Huard, Montrouge, FR;
Christian Streicher, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison cedex, FR;
Abstract
A process intended for desulfurization of a gaseous feed containing hydrogen sulfide, includes at least the following stages: a) contacting the gaseous feed with a catalytic solution containing at least one polyvalent metal chelated by at least one chelating agent, under suitable conditions for oxidation of the hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur and concomitant reduction of the polyvalent metal from a higher oxidation level to a lower oxidation level, b) recovering on the one hand a gaseous effluent substantially freed from hydrogen sulfide and, on the other hand, the catalytic solution at least reduced and containing elemental sulfur, and c) recycling at least a fraction F of the catalytic solution at least reduced and containing solid elemental sulfur to absorption stage a) so as to reduce the number of sulfur grains of very small size.