IP Library Granted Patent US 12,708,874
Granted Patent B2
US 12,708,874 · App. 18/216,179 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Steel mill offgas separation and purification

Inventors: Timothy Christopher Golden (Nevez, FR); Mozhgan Alimohammadi Zanjani (Flemington, NJ); Edward Landis Weist, Jr. (Macungie, PA); Eryk Remiezowicz (Osówiec, PL); Roger Anthony Dewing (Hampshire, GB); Yu Zhang (Orefield, PA); Thierry Giraud (Braine l'Alleud, BE); David Ross Graham (Harleysville, PA); Toby Amott (Surrey, GB); Jeffrey Carl Mocsari (Hamilton, NY)
Assignee: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
B01D53/869B01D53/02B01D53/8606B01D53/8621B01D53/8693B01D2253/102B01D2253/1124B01D2256/10B01D2256/16B01D2257/304B01D2257/406B01D2257/502B01D2257/7027
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Patent No.
US 12,708,874
App. No.
18/216,179
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprising contacting an offgas stream comprising H2, H2O, CO, CO2, and at least one impurity comprising COS with at least one metal oxide to catalyze a reaction of H2O and COS to form H2S and CO2 in the offgas stream; contacting the offgas stream with an H2S-adsorbent to remove H2S from the offgas stream to produce a treated gas stream; and separating the treated gas stream to produce a carbon dioxide-enriched stream and a carbon dioxide-depleted stream.

Claims (26)

1 . A method comprising:

contacting an offgas stream comprising H2, H2O, CO, CO2, and at least one impurity comprising COS with a pretreating adsorbent in a pretreating adsorbent bed to catalyze a reaction of H2O and COS to form H2S and CO2 in the offgas stream and remove H2S from the offgas stream to produce a treated gas stream; and

separating the treated gas stream to produce a carbon dioxide-enriched stream and a carbon dioxide-depleted stream;

wherein the pretreating adsorbent comprises particles with a combination of an H2S-adsorbent and at least one metal oxide.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one metal oxide comprises at least one of alumina, titania, MnO2, CuO, CaO, MgO, and NiO.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the H2S-adsorbent comprises zinc oxide.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one impurity further comprises H2S, SOx, NOx, HCN, NH3, and/or BTEX.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising contacting the offgas stream with an HCN hydrolysis catalyst to catalyze a reaction of HCN and H2O to form NH3 and CO in the offgas stream.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of the total concentration of water in the offgas stream minus the total concentration of water in the treated gas stream is less than 500 ppmv.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of the total concentration of oxygen in the offgas stream minus the total concentration of oxygen in the treated gas stream is less than 500 ppmv.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising contacting the treated offgas stream with a water gas shift catalyst prior to separation to produce carbon dioxide-enriched stream and the carbon dioxide-depleted stream.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the offgas stream has a temperature ranging from 230 to 300° C. when contacted with the at least one metal oxide.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

separating the carbon dioxide-depleted stream or a stream derived from the carbon dioxide-depleted stream to produce a hydrogen product stream and a hydrogen-depleted tail gas stream;

contacting the carbon dioxide-enriched stream with a dehydrating adsorbent to produce a dry carbon dioxide product and a spent dehydrating adsorbent; and

regenerating the spent dehydrating adsorbent with a regeneration gas stream to produce the dehydrating adsorbent and a spent regeneration gas stream;

wherein the regeneration gas stream comprises at least a portion of the hydrogen-depleted tail gas stream or a stream derived from the hydrogen-depleted tail gas stream.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising recycling at least a portion of the hydrogen product stream to a blast furnace; wherein the hydrogen product stream has a purity ranging 50% to 95%.

12 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising separating a carbon monoxide product from the carbon dioxide-depleted stream prior to separating the carbon dioxide-depleted stream or a stream derived from the carbon dioxide-depleted stream to produce a hydrogen product stream and a hydrogen-depleted tail gas stream.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising removing oxygen from the carbon dioxide-depleted stream prior to separating the carbon monoxide product from the carbon dioxide-depleted stream.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising separating the hydrogen-depleted tail gas stream by selective permeation prior to regenerating the spent dehydrating adsorbent to produce a hydrogen-enriched permeate stream and a hydrogen-depleted retentate stream;

wherein the regeneration gas stream comprises at least a portion of the hydrogen-depleted retentate stream.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising combining the hydrogen-enriched permeate stream with the offgas stream.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the dehydrating adsorbent also removes NH3 and BTEX from the carbon dioxide-enriched stream.

17 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising reacting the spent regeneration gas stream with an oxidant to produce a vent stream;

wherein the vent stream comprises at least 85% N2 by volume.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: GOLDEN, TIMOTHY CHRISTOPHER; ZANJANI, MOZHGAN ALIMOHAMMADI; WEIST, EDWARD LANDIS, JR.; REMIEZOWICZ, ERYK; DEWING, ROGER ANTHONY; ZHANG, YU; GIRAUD, THIERRY; GRAHAM, DAVID ROSS; AMOTT, TOBY; MOCSARI, JEFFREY CARL
To: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
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