| 摘要 |
An apparatus and process for recovering elemental sulfur from a H2S-containi ng waste gas stream are disclosed, along with a method of making a preferred catalyst for catalyzing the process. The apparatus preferably comprises a short contact time catalytic partial oxidation reactor (10), a cooling zone (30), and a sulfur condenser (50). According to a preferred embodiment of th e process, a mixture of H2S and O2 contacts the catalyst very briefly (i.e, le ss than about 200 milliseconds). Some preferred catalyst devices comprise a reduced metal, such as Pt, Rh, or Pt-Rh, and a lanthanide metal oxide, or a pre-carbided form of the metal. The preferred apparatus and process are capable of operating at superatmospheric pressure and improve the efficiency of converting H2S to sulfur, which will reduce the cost and complexity of construction and operation of a sulfur recovery plant used for waste gas cleanup.
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