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Title:
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM HYDROCARBON STREAMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002070109
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a process for removal of sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon source containing them, wherein the hydrocarbon source is to be utilized in a downstream hydrogen production process including a sulfur removal step, said process for removal of sulfur compounds comprising passing the said hydrocarbon source through a low temperature sulfur trap, wherein the low temperature sulfur trap comprises an adsorbent that adsorbs sulfur compounds at low temperature, and releases adsorbed sulfur at elevated temperature.

Inventors:
TEROERDE ROBERT JOHAN ANDREAS (NL)
VAARKAMP MARIUS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/NL2002/000142
Publication Date:
November 20, 2003
Filing Date:
March 04, 2002
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Assignee:
ENGELHARD CORP (US)
TEROERDE ROBERT JOHAN ANDREAS (NL)
VAARKAMP MARIUS (US)
International Classes:
B01D53/04; B01J20/02; B01J20/34; C01B3/38; C10G25/00; B01J20/20; C10G25/05; C10G53/08; H01M8/0662; (IPC1-7): B01D53/04; C01B3/38; H01M8/06; C10G25/05; C10G25/00
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