Due to the different scenarios where sour gas is present, its composition can be different and, therefore, it can be exploited through different processes, being combustion one of them. In this context, this work deals with the oxidation of CH 4 and H 2 S at different pressures and under a wide variety of conditions. The oxidation has been evaluated experimentally in two different flow reactor setups , one working at atmospheric pressure and another one operating from atmospheric to high pressures (40 bar). Different CH 4 /H 2 S mixtures have been tested, together with different oxygen concentrations and in the temperature range of 500-1400 K. The experimental results obtained show that the oxidation of the CH 4 /H 2 S mixtures is shifted to lower temperatures as pressure increases, obtaining the same trends at atmospheric pressure in both experimental setups. H 2 S oxidation occurs prior to CH 4 oxidation at all conditions, providing radicals to the system that promote CH 4 oxidation to lower temperatures (compared to neat CH 4 oxidation). This effect is more relevant as pressure increases. H 2 S oxidation is inhibited by CH 4 at atmospheric pressure, being more noticeable when the CH 4 /H 2 S ratio is higher. At higher pressures, the H 2 S conversion occurs similarly in the absence or presence of CH 4. The experimental results have been modeled with an updated kinetic model from previous works from the literature, which, in general, matches well the experimental trends, while some discrepancies between experimental and modeling results at atmospheric pressure and 40 bar are found in the conversion of H 2 S and CH 4 .
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