Gas clean-up unit and gas purification method
A gas clean-up unit includes a first conversion unit configured to perform a first conversion process of converting hydrogen cyanide contained in gas to be treated to ammonia, in presence of a first catalyst and at a first predetermined temperature; a second conversion unit configured to perform a second conversion process of converting carbonyl sulfide in the gas that has been subjected to the first conversion process to hydrogen sulfide, in presence of a second catalyst and at a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature; a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning process of bringing the gas into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid to remove the ammonia by cleaning; and a desulfurization unit configured to absorb and remove hydrogen sulfide in the gas by bringing the gas that has been subjected to the cleaning process into gas-liquid contact with absorbent.
1. A gas clean-up unit, comprising:
a first conversion unit configured to perform a first conversion process of converting hydrogen cyanide contained in gas to be treated to ammonia, in presence of a first catalyst and at a first predetermined temperature;
a second conversion unit configured to perform a second conversion process of converting carbonyl sulfide in the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the first conversion process to hydrogen sulfide, in presence of a second catalyst and at a second predetermined temperature that is lower than the first predetermined temperature;
a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning process of bringing the gas to be treated into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid to remove the ammonia by cleaning; and
a desulfurization unit configured to absorb and removes hydrogen sulfide in the gas to be treated by bringing the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the cleaning process into gas-liquid contact with absorbent,
wherein the cleaning unit includes a first cleaning unit configured to perform a first cleaning process of bringing the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the first conversion process into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid, and a second cleaning unit configured to perform a second cleaning process of bringing the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the second conversion process into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid.
2. The gas clean-up unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a gasification unit configured to produce the gas to be treated containing carbonyl sulfide by gasifying a feedstock, and to supply the produced gas to be treated to the first conversion unit.
3. The gas clean-up unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first conversion unit converts carbonyl sulfide to hydrogen sulfide and converts hydrogen cyanide to ammonia.
4. The gas clean-up unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined temperature is equal to or higher than 240 degrees Celsius and equal to or lower than 350 degrees Celsius.
5. The gas clean-up unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined temperature is equal to or higher than 150 degrees Celsius and equal to or lower than 240 degrees Celsius.
6. A gas purification method, comprising:
performing a first conversion process of converting hydrogen cyanide contained in gas to be treated to ammonia, in presence of a first catalyst and at a first predetermined temperature;
performing a second conversion process of converting carbonyl sulfide in the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the first conversion process to hydrogen sulfide, in presence of a second catalyst and at a second predetermined temperature that is lower than the first predetermined temperature;
bringing the gas to be treated into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid to remove the ammonia by cleaning; and
bringing the gas to be treated from which ammonia is removed by cleaning into gas-liquid contact with absorbent to remove hydrogen sulfide in the gas to be treated by absorbing,
wherein bringing the gas to be treated into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid includes
performing a first cleaning process of bringing the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the first conversion process into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid, and
performing a second cleaning process of bringing the gas to be treated that has been subjected to the second conversion process into gas-liquid contact with cleaning liquid.
7. The gas purification method according to claim 6 , further comprising producing the gas to be treated containing carbonyl sulfide by gasifying a feedstock.