Patent ID: 7819960
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A gas scrubbing system for removing hydrogen sulfide and liquid and solid contaminants from a flow of fluid, comprising: a container having an interior volume, an inlet for receiving the flow of fluid and an outlet for dispensing the flow of fluid; a hydrogen sulfide scavenger liquid; a porous medium positioned in the interior volume, between the inlet and outlet, for providing a high surface area to facilitate chemical interactions between the fluid flow and the hydrogen sulfide scavenger liquid; means to apply the hydrogen sulfide scavenger liquid onto the porous medium; a first cyclone separator associated with the inlet and positioned upstream, along the flow of fluid, of any of the porous medium; a second cyclone separator associated with the outlet, a catch reservoir to receive said liquid and solid contaminants, wherein the first cyclone separator facilitates the removal of any liquid and solid contaminants from the flow of fluid prior to contact with any of the porous medium and directs said contaminants into the catch reservoir.