Process for removing elemental sulfur from fluids
CA 2064518 A1 · Owner: Imperial Oil · Inventors: Poirier, Marc-Andre; Gilbert, John B.
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A process for removing elemental sulfur from fluids such as refined petroleum products transported through pipelines for the transportation of sour hydrocarbon streams. The fluids are contacted with a soluble quaternary ammonium hydroxide and preferably an organo mercaptan and alcohol to convert the elemental sulfur to a soluble polysulfide product which is substantially non-corrosive.
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- Filed March 31, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 31, 2012.
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