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US 2009/0155148 A1Published application
Removal of Mercury from Fluids by Supported Metal Oxides
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorVladislav I. Kanazirev
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Abstract
This invention relates to the use of a copper oxide adsorbent to remove mercury from a feed stream. When the feed stream is low in sulfur content, a sulfidation agent such as hydrogen sulfide should be added to the feed stream.
Claims12
A process of purifying a natural gas feed stream containing at least one sulfur contaminant and at least one mercury contaminant comprising passing said feed stream through an adsorbent bed comprising a sorbent comprising a metal oxide on a support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.