Patent ID: 8173856

Claim:
A process for reducing corrosion during removal of 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; C) passing the gas through the stack wherein the gas comprises oxygen and one or more sulfur compounds; and D) passing a stream comprising one or more hydrocarbons to the stack at a temperature of less than about 38° C. for absorbing the one or more sulfur compounds.