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To: c.hinton who wrote (5601)12/26/2003 12:11:00 PM
From: philv  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108573
 
Allow me to answer that as I once worked in a sour gas plant.

Yes, there is a big process in these plants to strip all the constituents out of the raw gas, including the sour part, which is H2S, or hydrogen sulphide, a deadly poisonous gas. Concentration is measured in parts per billion, and can be detected by humans (rotten egg smell) in even smaller quantities.

The process can be extremely hazardous, and in the case of malfunction, the best possible course is to burn the gas including the H2S inorder not to poison the environment.

Handling of sour gas comes under special legislation regarding procedures, materials etc. I would guess that the Chinese regulations and procedures are probably not as strict as ours.



To: c.hinton who wrote (5601)12/26/2003 4:47:52 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Respond to of 108573
 
sour gas has hydrogen sulfuric byproduct
it is poisonous
sweet gas has none
MidEast natgas is loaded with it, as is its crude oil
that requires workers to wear gas masks
accidents and little explosions often mean deaths

North American oil & gas is typically sweet
I hear now (on correction) that Canada has sour gas
I know Texas, Louisiana, Gulf is all sweet gas
much safer

my flatullence is also sweet
and provides excellent flares
/ jim


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