Science and Education in Karakalpakstan issn 2181-9203 Science Magazine chief editor

Keywords
: plasmachemical technology, associated petroleum gases, hydrogen sulfide 
removing, elemental sulfur recovery, electric discharge of streamer corona, nanosecond width 
impulse, actual physical model 
Purification of gas streams from sulfur-containing components is currently carried out 
mainly by traditional absorption and adsorption methods, as well as their various modifications. In 
industry, especially oil and gas complex at various stages of extraction and processing, sulfur-
containing, so-called acidic (H
2
S, CO
2
, mercaptans R-SH, COS and CS
2
) components in gases are 
found in the aggregate, and their purification is carried out in a complex manner at the same 
installations. 
There are theoretically many methods for gas desulfurization. All of them have certain 
advantages and a number of disadvantages [1-2]. 
Among the non-traditional methods of gas purification from hydrogen sulfide, an important 
place is occupied by plasma technologies, the scope of which is expanding in various industries. 
Scientific research is being carried out on the use of plasma in the oil and gas industry. Various 
types of electrical discharges are investigated, with a large range of parameter values. The most 
promising is the use of a streamer corona discharge, the possibilities of which for gas purification 
from environmentally harmful impurities are being actively studied both in our country, and in 
many countries of Europe, China, Japan, North America [3]. 
The prospects for the development of this method are determined by the expectation of its 
high efficiency and environmental friendliness. 
As part of this work, laboratory studies were carried out on the process of purification of 
associated gases from hydrogen sulfide and their processing into elemental sulfur in electric corona 
discharge, the form of which is a streamer. Streamers are narrow luminous branched channels 
formed in the pre-breakdown stages of spark and corona discharges. 
The use of a streamer corona for gas purification, in particular from hydrogen sulfide, is 
based on the creation of active radicals and molecules, followed by removal which presents a 
simpler problem. The potential of the streamer corona is considered both in the field of processing 
of primary oil and gas raw materials, and in the field of waste disposal and synthesis of new types 
of hydrocarbon fuels and raw materials for other petrochemical industries. 

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