Patent ID: 8277641

Claim:
A process for removing one or more sulfur-containing hydrocarbons from a gas, comprising: A) producing an effluent comprising a caustic, one or more hydrocarbons, one or more sulfur compounds, and a gas from an oxidation vessel; B) sending the effluent to a stack of a disulfide separator, wherein the stack comprises: 1) one or more walls surrounding a void and adapted to receive a fluid comprising one or more phases; 2) a packed bed positioned within the void; and 3) a distributor comprising one or more risers and one or more compartments coupled to a substantially horizontal member forming a plurality of apertures there-through; and C) introducing a hydrocarbon stream having a boiling point of about 50° to about 300° C into the stack that passes downward through the packed bed to remove one or more sulfur compounds from the air, wherein the disulfide separator is at a temperature and a pressure effective to remove the one or more sulfur compounds.