Investigation of the Solubility of Elemental Sulfur (S) in Sulfur-Containing Natural Gas with Machine Learning Methods
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Published:2023-03-13
Issue:6
Volume:20
Page:5059
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ISSN:1660-4601
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Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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language:en
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Short-container-title:IJERPH
Author:
Wang Yuchen1ORCID, Luo Zhengshan1, Luo Jihao2, Gao Yiqiong1, Kong Yulei1, Wang Qingqing1
Affiliation:
1. School of Management, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China 2. School of Computer Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Abstract
Some natural gases are toxic because they contain hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The solubility pattern of elemental sulfur (S) in toxic natural gas needs to be studied for environmental protection and life safety. Some methods (e.g., experiments) may pose safety risks. Measuring sulfur solubility using a machine learning (ML) method is fast and accurate. Considering the limited experimental data on sulfur solubility, this study used consensus nested cross-validation (cnCV) to obtain more information. The global search capability and learning efficiency of random forest (RF) and weighted least squares support vector machine (WLSSVM) models were enhanced via a whale optimization–genetic algorithm (WOA-GA). Hence, the WOA-GA-RF and WOA-GA-WLSSVM models were developed to accurately predict the solubility of sulfur and reveal its variation pattern. WOA-GA-RF outperformed six other similar models (e.g., RF model) and six other published studies (e.g., the model designed by Roberts et al.). Using the generic positional oligomer importance matrix (gPOIM), this study visualized the contribution of variables affecting sulfur solubility. The results show that temperature, pressure, and H2S content all have positive effects on sulfur solubility. Sulfur solubility significantly increases when the H2S content exceeds 10%, and other conditions (temperature, pressure) remain the same.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China Social Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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