Claims
- 1. In a process for removing acidic gases from a gaseous stream containing H2S, wherein said gaseous stream is contacted with an amine-containing scrubbing solution at an elevated operating temperature, the improvement comprising adding an effective amount of an ammonium or metal thiosulfate salt thereby inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces in contact with the acid gas stream containing the scrubbing solution.
- 2. The process of claim 2 wherein the thiosulfate salt is selected from those represented by the formula:
- (NH.sub.4).sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3 or (M).sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3
- wherein M is an alkali metal selected from Na and K.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the thiosulfate salt is ammonium thiosulfate.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of thiosulfate salt present is enough to provide from about 0.01 to 6 percent of the resulting polysulfide, based on the total amount of sulfur.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein the amount of thiosulfate salt is such as to provide from about 0.05 to 0.6 percent of the resulting polysulfide, based on the total amount of sulfur.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the amino compound of the amine scrubbing solution is a sterically-hindered amine.
- 7. The process of claim 6 wherein the amino compound is an alkanolamine.
- 8. The process of claim 7 wherein the alkanolamine is monoethanolamine.
- 9. The process of claim 1 wherein an alkaline material is also present.
- 10. The process of claim 9 wherein the alkaline material is potassium carbonate.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 912,258, now abandoned filed Sept. 29, 1986, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 503,061, filed June 10, 1983, now abandoned, which is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 398,077, filed July 14, 1982, now abandoned.
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