Abstract: A membrane for hydrogen recovery from streams containing hydrogen sulfide is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate, a hydrogen permeable first membrane layer deposited on the substrate, and a second membrane layer deposited on the first layer. The second layer contains sulfides of transition metals and positioned on the on a feed side of the hydrogen sulfide stream. The present invention also includes a method for the direct decomposition of hydrogen sulfide to hydrogen and sulfur.

Abstract: A device for the measuring membrane permeability in electrical/electrochemical/photo-electrochemical fields is provided. The device is a permeation cell and a tube mounted within the cell. An electrode is mounted at one end of the tube. A membrane is mounted within the cell wherein a corona is discharged from the electrode in a general direction toward the membrane thereby generating heated hydrogen atoms adjacent the membrane. A method for measuring the effects of temperature and pressure on membrane permeability and selectivity is also provided.

Abstract: A method for the production of methyl mercaptan is provided. The method comprises providing raw feed gases consisting of methane and hydrogen sulfide, introducing the raw feed gases into a non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor, and reacting the raw feed gases within the non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor with the reaction CH4+H2S?CH3SH+H2. An apparatus for the production of methyl mercaptan using a non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor is also provided.

Abstract: A method for the production of methyl mercaptan is provided. The method comprises providing raw feed gases consisting of methane and hydrogen sulfide, introducing the raw feed gases into a non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor, and reacting the raw feed gases within the non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor with the reaction CH4+H2S→CH3SH+H2. An apparatus for the production of methyl mercaptan using a non-thermal pulsed plasma corona reactor is also provided.

Abstract: A method for the removing NO and N2O from a gas stream is provided. The method comprises providing flue gases having NO and/or N2O, introducing the flue gas stream into a pulsed corona reactor, and reacting the raw feed gases within the pulsed corona reactor with the following reactions: e+H2O→H+OH,N2O+H→N2+OH, and N2O+OH→N2+HO2. An apparatus for removing NO and N2O is also provided.

Abstract: A method for producing hydrogen from raw feed gases. The method comprises providing a reactor, positioning reactor walls within the reactor, introducing the raw feed gases into the reactor, and reacting the raw feed gases within the reactor to produce hydrogen. An apparatus for the production of hydrogen using a reactor is also provided.

Abstract: A device for removing contaminants from a natural gas stream is provided. The device comprises a first adsorbent positioned within a first fluidized bed operating at a first predetermined temperature for removing at least a portion of the contaminants from the natural gas stream and creating a partially sweetened natural gas stream. A second adsorbent is positioned within a second fluidized bed operating at a second predetermined temperature for receiving the partially sweetened natural gas stream with the second adsorbent removing at least a portion of the contaminants from the partially sweetened natural gas stream. Furthermore, a conversion apparatus can be provided for converting H2S within the removed contaminants to elemental sulfur and hydrogen at a third predetermined temperature.