SBIR Phase I: Hydrogen Production via Ultra-Rich Superadiabatic Combustion of Hydrogen Sulfide in a Reverse Flow Reactor

该SBIR项目旨在开发一种利用超绝热逆流反应器将硫化氢转化为氢气，同时回收硫的新工艺。初步实验表明，超绝热燃烧能够同时产生氢和硫。一期工程将确定低成本、超高效反应器的设计参数，最终在二期工程中，由硫化氢生产氢气和硫磺的完整工艺。目前，每年硫化物与氢反应产生的600万吨硫化氢由克劳斯反应器加工成硫，通过氧化损失氢。拟议工艺的成功开发将提供一种通过保留氢来处理硫化氢的经济手段，而氢本身在精炼过程中使用时具有重大价值。

This SBIR project aims to develop a new process employing the superadiabatic reverse flow reactor to reform hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen, with the simultaneous recovery of sulfur. Preliminary experiments indicate superadiabatic combustion is capable of producing both hydrogen and sulfur. The Phase I project will establish the design parameters for a low-cost and ultra-efficient reactor and ultimately, in the Phase II project, a complete process for the production of hydrogen and sulfur from hydrogen sulfide.Currently, the 6 million tons of hydrogen sulfide, produced each year as a byproduct of the reaction of sulfur compounds with hydrogen, is processed by a Claus reactor into sulfur with the loss of hydrogen through oxidation. The successful development of the proposed process would provide an economical means of dealing with hydrogen sulfide by retaining hydrogen, itself of significant value as it is used in the refinement process.