The presence of hydrogen sulfide is an ever-present problem within the oilfield industry resulting in significant additional operating costs particularly with respect to increased corrosion higher pipeline failure rates and souring of produced oil. In order to mitigate the effects of hydrogen sulfide scavenger chemicals are often applied. However application of the appropriate chemistry requires knowledge of the impact of system parameters such as temperature and pH on the performance of the scavenging chemical. In this regard a novel product has been developed that exhibits excellent hydrogen sulfide scavenging performance over a wide temperature and pH range without the potential for localized scaling issues. The kinetics and mechanism of H2S scavenging are discussed and compared with current technologies employed for hydrogen sulfide scavenging such as triazines.