System and method for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization
AssigneeAlternative Environmental Technologies Sulfex Corp.
InventorJack Lawrence Waldron
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Abstract
A method of desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon having the steps of: adding a liquid hydrocarbon to a vessel, the hydrocarbon having a sulfur content; adding a catalyst and an oxidizer to create a mixture; oxidizing at least some of the sulfur content of the liquid hydrocarbon to form oxidized sulfur in the liquid hydrocarbon; separating the liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture; and removing at least some of the oxidized sulfur from the liquid hydrocarbon. Such methods can be carried out by batch or continuously. Systems for undertaking such methods are likewise disclosed.
Claims13
A system for desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon comprising:
- a first vessel having an infeed in fluid communication with the first vessel, a lower exit and an upper exit, the upper exit spaced apart from the lower exit, each spaced apart from the infeed;
- a second vessel having an infeed in fluid communication with the second vessel, a lower exit and an upper exit, the upper exit spaced apart from the lower exit, each spaced apart from the infeed;
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- the upper exit of the first vessel in fluid communication with the infeed of the second vessel, the infeed of the first vessel coupled to a supply of a hydrocarbon fuel, a catalyst and an oxidizer, the infeed of the second vessel further coupled to a supply of a catalyst and an oxidizer;
- wherein the hydrocarbon fuel is directed from the first vessel to the second vessel, and the supply of the catalyst and the oxidizer is directed from the second vessel to the first vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.