ADVANCES IN CLAUS REACTION AND RELATED REACTIONS

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Abstract
During the sweetening of sour natural gas H2S and other contaminants are separated from natural gas. The conversion of H,S and other sulfur conipounds to sulfur is accomplished by the well known Claus process in which H2S and SOz are allowed to react catalytically over an alumina-based catalyst at around 250°C. The Claus reaction is thermodynamically limited so that 2–4 catalytic stages, with intervening sulfur removal, are required to achieve total conversions of 95–98%. There is considerable research activity into all phases of sulfur recovery operations with the major emphasis on maximizing the overall sulfur recovery. This report summarizes the developments in Claus reaction and attempts to focus attention on potential areas for future research.