Process for removal of mercury from a liquid hydrocarbon
CA 1323321 C · Owner: Sato, Kunio · Inventors: Matsuzawa, Tooru; Sato, Kunio; Sato, Kazuo
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A liquid hydrocarbon such as a natural gas liquid generally contains a small amount of mercury in a state of elemental mercury ionized, mercury, ionizable mercury compounds which are requested to be removed, thoroughly. Further organic mercury compounds are contained in some natural gas liquid and other liquid hydrocarbons depending on their district of production, and its removal is also necessary. Already known adsorbents can adsorb elemental mercury and organic mercury compounds in a liquid hydrocarbon, but they hardly adsorb ionizable mercury compounds and ionized mercury derived from the ionizable mercury compounds. According to the present invention which comprises contacting the …
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- Granted October 19, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 19, 2010.
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