| abstract |
A method for removing a sulfur compound in a hydrocarbon-containing gas by feeding the gas to a desulfurizing layer, characterized in that the desulfurizing layer comprises a desulfurizing agent (A) comprising a zeolite and a desulfurizing agent (B) comprising at least one selected from among a metal atom, a metal oxide and an oxide supporting a metallic component; and a method for producing a hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell which comprises contacting a hydrocarbon-containing gas having been desulfurized by this method with a partial oxidation reforming catalyst, a self-heating reforming catalyst or a steam reforming catalyst. The above method, which uses a combination of two types of desulfurizing agents exhibiting different performance capabilities for desulfurization from each other or uses a raw material gas having a low carbonyl sulfide concentration, allows the removal of all the types of sulfur compounds in a hydrocarbon-containing gas to their low contents with good efficiency even at room temperature. Further, the reforming treatment of the hydrocarbon-containing gas desulfurized according to the method can produce a hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell advantageously from the economical view point. |