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Method of removing contaminant from a hydrocarbonaceous fluid

US4003829A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1975
Grant dateJan 18, 1977
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Expiry dateJun 2, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G2300/107
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method of removing a contaminant, such as arsenic or selenium, from a synthetic hydrocarbonaceous fluid comprising providing a guard bed having a plurality of sections, a first section having from about 10 to about 75 percent of its volume occupied by a contaminant-removing material comprising, alone or on a carrier, either iron, cobalt, nickel, oxides or sulfides of these metals, or combinations thereof; the remainder being inert material. A second section of the guard bed has a major portion of its volume occupied by the contaminant-removing material. The feed oil, in the presence of hydrogen is contacted with the particles in the respective sections of the guard bed.

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