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H2S and Its Effect on Devices and Environment

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High-Temperature H2S Removal from IGCC Coarse Gas

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Hydrogen sulfide , the chemical compound with the formula H2S , is a colorless gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs, and it is very poisonous, corrosive, acidic, and flammable [1]. Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele has firstly discovered hydrogen sulfide in 1777. Hydrogen sulfide usually results from the microbial breakdown of organic matters in the absence of oxygen gas, such as in swamps and sewers; this process is commonly known as anaerobic digestion. Hydrogen sulfide could also occur in volcanic gases, natural gas, and in some sources of well water. The human body produces small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and uses it as a signaling molecule.

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    Jiang Wu

  2. College of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Dongjing Liu

  3. Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Dongjing Liu

  4. College of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Weiguo Zhou

  5. Shanghai Environment Monitoring Center, Shanghai, China

    Qizhen Liu

  6. School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Yaji Huang

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Wu, J., Liu, D., Zhou, W., Liu, Q., Huang, Y. (2018). H2S and Its Effect on Devices and Environment. In: High-Temperature H2S Removal from IGCC Coarse Gas. Energy and Environment Research in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6817-1_1

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