Sulfur absorbents
OwnerGyanesh P. Khare, Ralph E. Bonnellinventors
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Abstract
A composition and method of making a strength enhanced composition are described. The composition comprises zinc oxide, silica and colloidal oxide solution. The colloidal oxide solution is utilized as a binding agent to provide a strength enhanced absorbent composition that can be utilized in an absorption process for the purpose of removing sulfur contaminants from fluid streams.
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A process of making a high crush strength absorption composition for absorbing hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream, said process comprising:
- (a) mixing zinc oxide and silica to provide a dry homogeneous mixture;
- (b) providing said dry homogeneous mixture within a pan of a tumbling agglomerator;
- (c) spraying a colloidal oxide solution, wherein said colloidal oxide solution comprises particles of an oxide compound dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein said oxide compound comprises colloidal-size particles having a median particle size in a range from about 50 angstroms to about 10,000 angstroms, upon said dry homogeneous mixture while rotating said pan to thereby form pellets;
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- (d) drying said pellets to provide dried pellets having a crush strength of at least about 5 lbl.
A process of making a high crush strength absorption composition for absorbing hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream, said process comprising:
- (a) mixing zinc oxide and silica to provide a dry homogeneous mixture;
- (b) providing said dry homogeneous mixture within a pan of a tumbling agglomerator;
- (c) spraying a colloidal oxide solution, wherein said colloidal oxide solution comprises particles of an oxide compound dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein said oxide compound comprises colloidal-size particles having a median particle size in a range from about 50 angstroms to about 10,000 angstroms, upon said dry homogeneous mixture while rotating said pan to thereby form pellets;
- (d) drying said pellets to provide dried pellets having a crush strength of at least about 5 lbf;
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- (e) calcining said dried pellets to provide calcined pellets having a crush strength of at least about 5 lbf.
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