Abstract: The content of oxygen in molten metallic copper is reduced during the copper refining process by adding pure carbon monoxide, produced by electrolysis of carbon dioxide in a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), thereby removing oxygen through the reduction of CuO to Cu. This way, the purity of the metallic copper is increased.

Abstract: A method for cleaning an off-gas from viscose production, essentially containing H2S and CS2, comprises passing the gas through a catalytic reactor containing a direct oxidation type catalyst, such as V2O5 on silica, to convert H2S in the gas to elemental sulfur, SO2 or mixtures thereof, either via the oxygen present in the gas or via oxygen added to the gas stream. Elemental sulfur and SO2 are removed from the effluent gas from the catalytic reactor, and the unconverted CS2 is recycled to the viscose production process.

Abstract: A process for the removal of nitrous oxide (N2O) contained in a process off-gas in an axial flow reactor. The process includes the steps of (a) adding an amount of reducing agent into the process off-gas; (b) in a first stage passing in axial flow direction the process off-gas admixed with the reducing agent through a first monolithic shaped catalyst active in decomposing nitrous oxide by reaction with the reducing agent to provide a gas with a reduced amount of nitrous oxide and residual amounts of reducing agent; and (c) in a second stage passing the gas with a reduced amount of nitrous oxide and residual amounts of the reducing agent in axial flow direction through a second monolithic shaped catalyst active in oxidation of the residual amounts of the reducing agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas treatment monolith article, said gas treatment article comprising: a full body porous material comprising a porous substrate and an aluminium oxide coating homogeneously distributed throughout said porous substrate, wherein said porous substrate is a fibrous material; and at least one acid gas absorption active component or a precursor thereof impregnated into said porous aluminium oxide coated substrate. The invention further relates to uses of the gas treatment monolith article of the invention.

Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating the off gas from a carbon black process, said process comprising the steps of: providing an off gas from a carbon black process, reacting said off gas in a first reaction step forming water and S, and condensing the S at a temperature Tcon where S is in a liquid phase and the water is in gas form thereby achieving a gaseous stream comprising water and a liquid stream comprising S, and wherein the first reaction step is carried out over a monolith catalyst.

Abstract: Process for cleaning an off-gas containing sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter employing SOx adsorption and ammonia-SCR in one filtration unit, in particular a filter bag house with one or more catalysed fabric filter assemblies.

Abstract: Oxygen is removed from a gas feed such as a landfill gas, a digester gas or an industrial CO2 off-gas by heating the feed gas, optionally removing siloxanes and silanols from the heated feed gas, optionally removing part of the sulfur-containing compounds in the heated feed gas, injecting one or more reactants for oxygen conversion into the heated feed gas, carrying out a selective catalytic conversion of any or all of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in the gas, including sulfur-containing compounds, chlorine-containing compounds and any of the reactants injected, in at least one suitable reactor, and cleaning the resulting oxygen-depleted gas. The reactants to be injected comprise one or more of H2, CO, ammonia, urea, methanol, ethanol and dimethyl ether (DME).

Abstract: In a method for the production of a fertilizer from the sulfur and ammonia content in a feed gas, including steps of (a) combustion of the H2S-rich gas in air to convert H2S to SO2, (b) formation of ammonium hydrogen sulfite (AHS) by absorption of SO2 and NH3 in water, and (c) reaction of the AHS from step (b) with H2S and NH3 to form an aqueous solution of ammonium thiosulfate (ATS), reaction (a) is carried out in a catalytic reactor as a selective oxidation of the H2S content to SO2 over a selective catalyst having one or more metal oxides, in which the metal is selected from the group of V, W, Ce, Mo, Fe, Ca and Mg, and one or more supports taken from the group of Al2O3, SiO2, SiC and TiO2, optionally in the presence of other elements in a concentration below 1 wt %.

Abstract: A process for the removal of nitrous oxide (N2O) contained in a process off-gas in an axial flow reactor. The process includes the steps of (a) adding an amount of reducing agent into the process off-gas; (b) in a first stage passing in axial flow direction the process off-gas admixed with the reducing agent through a first monolithic shaped catalyst active in decomposing nitrous oxide by reaction with the reducing agent to provide a gas with a reduced amount of nitrous oxide and residual amounts of reducing agent; and (c) in a second stage passing the gas with a reduced amount of nitrous oxide and residual amounts of the reducing agent in axial flow direction through a second monolithic shaped catalyst active in oxidation of the residual amounts of the reducing agent.

Abstract: A process for the cleaning of a lean gas stream contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or sulfur-containing compounds comprises the steps of adding ozone to the contaminated lean gas stream, subjecting the ozone-containing lean gas stream to ultraviolet irradiation, thereby transforming VOCs to particles, maintaining the irradiated gas stream in a stay zone for a sufficient time to allow aerosol particle growth, and passing the gas stream through a catalytic bag filter at a temperature down to room temperature to remove the formed particles and eliminate any remaining ozone. The bag filter has been made catalytic by impregnation with one or more metal oxides in which the metals are selected from V, W, Pd and Pt, supported on TiO2.

Abstract: A combustible gas from carbon black production is utilized in a gas engine by adding an oxygen-containing gas to the combustible gas, passing said mixed gas over a selective catalyst, which is active for oxidizing H2S to SO2 but substantially inactive for oxidation of CO, H2 and other hydrocarbons with less than 4 C-atoms, passing the converted gas through an SO2 removal step, and passing the cleaned gas to a gas engine or to an energy recovery boiler. This way, the tail gas from carbon black production, which is normally combusted in a CO boiler or incinerated, can be utilized to good effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for catalytic oxidation of a lean H2S stream. More specifically, the invention concerns a novel way of removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) formed by catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) with the purpose of removing H2S from a gas. This catalytic oxidation of H2S yields sulfur dioxide (SO2) through the use of known catalysts, so-called SMC catalysts.

Abstract: The present application relates to a process for treating the off gas from a carbon black process, said process comprising the steps of: providing an off gas from a carbon black process, reacting said off gas in a first reaction step forming water and S, and condensing the S at a temperature Tcon where S is in a liquid phase and the water is in gas form thereby achieving a gaseous stream comprising water and a liquid stream comprising S, and wherein the first reaction step is carried out over a monolith catalyst.

Abstract: The content of oxygen in molten metallic copper is reduced during the copper refining process by adding pure carbon monoxide, produced by electrolysis of carbon dioxide in a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), thereby removing oxygen through the reduction of CuO to Cu. This way, the purity of the metallic copper is increased.

Abstract: A process for combined removal of siloxanes and sulfur-containing compounds from biogas streams, such as streams from landfills or anaerobic digesters, comprises heating the biogas stream and optionally mixing it with air, feeding the gas to a first filter unit with high temperature resistance, injecting a dry sorbent into the first filter unit to capture siloxanes present in the gas, recycling part of the exit gas from the first filter unit to the inlet thereof for the sulfur-containing compounds to be captured by the dry sorbent or optionally to a second filter unit inlet for the sulfur-containing compounds to be captured by a sulfur-specific sorbent and recovering clean gas from the first or optionally from the second filter unit.

Abstract: Oxygen is removed from a gas feed such as a landfill gas, a digester gas or an industrial CO2 off-gas by removing sulfur-containing compounds and siloxanes from the feed gas, heating the feed gas, injecting one or more reactants for oxygen conversion into the heated feed gas, carrying out a selective catalytic oxygen conversion in at least onesuitable reactor and cleaning the resulting oxygen-depleted gas. The reactants to be injected comprise one or more of H2, CO, ammonia, urea, methanol, ethanol and dimethylether (DME).

Abstract: A method for the purification of a raw gas stream by selective catalytic oxidation, in which organic and inorganic sulfur compounds, halogenated and non-halogenated volatile organic compounds are selectively oxidized without substantially oxidizing the lower hydrocarbons and the sulfur containing compounds present in the gas to sulfur trioxide and excess of oxygen is removed by oxidation of lower alcohols, ethers or hydrogen added to the raw gas stream upstream the catalytic oxidation.

Abstract: Oxygen is removed from a gas feed such as a landfill gas, a digester gas or an industrial CO2 off-gas by heating the feed gas, optionally removing siloxanes and silanols from the heated feed gas, optionally removing part of the sulfur-containing compounds in the heated feed gas, injecting one or more reactants for oxygen conversion into the heated feed gas, carrying out a selective catalytic conversion of any or all of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in the gas, including sulfur-containing compounds, chlorine-containing compounds and any of the reactants injected, in at least one suitable reactor, and cleaning the resulting oxygen-depleted gas. The reactants to be injected comprise one or more of H2, CO, ammonia, urea, methanol, ethanol and dimethyl ether (DME).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for catalytic oxidation of a lean H2S stream. More specifically, the invention concerns a novel way of removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) formed by catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) with the purpose of removing H2S from a gas. This catalytic oxidation of H2S yields sulfur dioxide (SO2) through the use of known catalysts, so-called SMC catalysts.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing carbon monoxide (CO) from carbon dioxide (CO2) in a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) or SOEC stack, wherein CO2 is led to the fuel side of the stack with an applied current and excess oxygen is transported to the oxygen side of the stack, optionally using air or nitrogen to flush the oxygen side, and wherein the product stream from the SOEC, containing CO mixed with CO2, is subjected to a separation process. The process further comprises heating the inlet gas on both the fuel side and the oxygen side by means of separate heating units, so as to supply heat to the SOEC, where the operation temperature of said heating units is at least equal to the operation temperature of the cell stack minus 50° C., preferably at least equal to the operation temperature of the cell stack.