RESEARCH OF THE PROCESS OF CLEANING BIOGAS FROM SULFUR COMPOUNDS USING THE VORTEX LAYER APPARATUS

Abstract

The use of biogas for the operation of recycling equipment in its pure form is unacceptable due to the high content of sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide), which leads to corrosion of metal parts of the equipment contacting with biogas and reduces its service life. The article considers various ways of cleaning biogas from sulfur compounds. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in studying the process of biogas purification from sulfur compounds by sulfonating in the vortex layer apparatus. (Materials and methods) The laboratory of bioenergetic and supercritical technologies of VIM created an experimental device of a vortex magnetic layer. Authors used information research methods, including standard analytical methods of modern system approach, processing and analysis. (Results and discussion) The amount of hydrogen sulfide in the biogas was sharply reduced and when the gas stayed in the working chamber for 5 minutes, it did not exceed 20 parts per million. The concentration of carbon dioxide decreased slightly. The water in the working chamber of the installation serves as a solvent for incoming gases, and the ferromagnetic particles, when worn out, form a fine (20-50 micrometers) iron powder, which reacts chemically with dissolved hydrogen sulfide to form iron sulfide. Fast-rotating ferromagnetic particles create a large contact surface of liquid and gas, which improves the absorption of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. (Conclusions) It is possible to purify biogas from sulfur compounds by sulfonating in the vortex layer apparatus. The article proposes a method for improving the cleaning process by increasing the pressure and reducing the temperature of water in the working chamber of the vortex layer apparatus.