Catalytic sulfur removal from a hydrocarbon stream
CA 2488931 C · Owner: The University Of Western Ontario · Inventors: De Lasa, Hugo I.
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A process for the catalytic removal of sulfur from a hydrocarbon stream such as gasoline comprising an organo-sulfur compound such as a mercaptan or thiol. The catalyst is a silica based zeolite such as ZSM-5. The process is preferably performed in a downer reactor with a residence time of between 7 and 30 seconds and a volumetric particle concentration of between 15 and 40%. Preferably substantially all of the sulfur that is removed from the organo-sulfur compound is in the form of hydrogen sulfide.
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- Filed December 2, 2004 and granted July 17, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 2, 2024.
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