Proceedings of the 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Sustainable Development and Smart Planning, IMDC-SDSP 2020, Cyperspace, 28-30 June 2020

Research Article

Experimental Study of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Petroleum Refinery Waste Water Using Agriculture Wastes

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2298081,
        author={Omar  Habeeb and Naser  Khalaf},
        title={Experimental Study of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Petroleum Refinery Waste Water Using Agriculture Wastes},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Sustainable Development and Smart Planning, IMDC-SDSP 2020, Cyperspace, 28-30 June 2020},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={IMDC-SDSP},
        year={2020},
        month={9},
        keywords={hydrogen sulfide adsorption activated carbon waste water},
        doi={10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2298081}
    }
    
  • Omar Habeeb
    Naser Khalaf
    Year: 2020
    Experimental Study of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal from Petroleum Refinery Waste Water Using Agriculture Wastes
    IMDC-SDSP
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.28-6-2020.2298081
Omar Habeeb1,*, Naser Khalaf2
  • 1: North Refinery Company, Ministry of Oil of Iraq, Baiji, Salahaldeen, Iraq.
  • 2: Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, UMP 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia.
*Contact email: omer_habeeb2003@yahoo.com

Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) (aq) is one of the most toxic pollutants in petroleum refinery waste water. The removal of H2S from waste stream is considered as one of the major problems in energy industries. The agricultural wastes considered a source of activated carbons (ACs). The activated carbons obtained from the agricultural wastes were chemically activated using KOH. The prepared ACs were examined in the lab to remove H2S from wastes water. Moreover, operating factors such as the initial concentration of H2S (aq), adsorption contact time, dosage, pH of a solution, and agitation speed were tested. The resulted shown that all factors have a significant effect on the removal of H2S (aq). The initial concentration has a higher impact on removal efficiency. The removal efficiency was more than 96%.