Studies have been made of the removal of minor amounts of H2S from natural gas by activated carbon. The surface alkalinity of the carbon had a considerable effect on the H2S capacity, although this was not permanent. Thus, when the carbon surface became neutral, the H2S content remained constant after the initial cycles of the purification/regeneration operation. The presence of water in natural gas was found to be critical for the use of activated carbon as a means of sweetening natural gas. However, although it enhanced the H2S capacity of the carbon, it made regeneration of the latter very difficult.
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