Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.

A solvent system for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent systems. The solvent systems may be utilized within a gas processing system.

New formulation for pyrite scale removal from oil and gas wells and a method of pyrite scale removal are disclosed. The chemical formulation is composed of K.sub.2B.sub.4O.sub.7-4H.sub.2O, in a concentration of about 9-20 wt. % of the composition, preferably about 14 wt. % of the composition. The new formulation has the ability to dissolve pyrite without generation of the toxic H.sub.2S. Furthermore, the new formulation is cheaper and has very low corrosion rate compare to 15 wt. % HCl with corrosion inhibitor. The disclose method uses the disclosed new formulation to dissolve iron sulphide scale, performed at about 100-150 C. and about 500-2000 psi.

Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.

A solvent system for the removal of acid gases from mixed gas streams is provided. Also provided is a process for removing acid gases from mixed gas streams using the disclosed solvent systems. The solvent systems may be utilized within a gas processing system.

Disclosed are processes for purifying feed streams containing hydrogen sulfide and sulfur-containing impurities by removing sulfur-containing impurities, such as elemental sulfur and polysulfanes, using solid catalytic sorbents. Also disclosed are processes for producing hydrogen sulfide.

Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.

Sorbent compositions containing calcium and iodine are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.

Sorbent compositions containing halogen and either nitrates or nitrites are added to coal to mitigate the release of mercury and/or other harmful elements into the environment during combustion of coal containing natural levels of mercury.

A process for simultaneous removal of hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S ) and heavy metals from mixture includes charging a contaminated aqueous composition containing heavy metal ions to a reactor. The process also includes passing a H.sub.2S -containing gas composition via a plurality of gas spargers through the contaminated aqueous composition present in the reactor to form a H.sub.2S-containing contaminated aqueous composition and a purified gas composition. The process further includes reacting the H.sub.2S from the H.sub.2S -containing contaminated aqueous composition with the heavy metal ions in the H.sub.2S -containing contaminated aqueous composition to form a metal sulfide precipitate in a metal-sulfide-containing contaminated aqueous composition. In addition, the process includes at least partially introducing the metal-sulfide-containing contaminated aqueous composition to a solid-liquid separator and removing the metal sulfide precipitate from the metal-sulfide-containing contaminated aqueous composition to form a purified aqueous composition.