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Process for removing sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides from a gaseous mixture in an FCC process

US5750020A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1996
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01P2006/82
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A collapsed composition is described which is substantially composed of microcrystallites collectively of the formula: EQU M.sub.2m.sup.2+ Al.sub.2-p M.sub.p.sup.3+ T.sub.r O.sub.7+r.multidot.s where M.sup.2+ is a divalent metal, M.sup.3+ is a trivalent metal, and T is vanadium, tungsten, or molybdenum. The microcrystallites are so small as to be undetectable through conventional x-ray diffraction techniques, yet high resolution electron microscopy reveals that a substantial portion of the microcrystallites are composed of a solid solution having aluminum oxide molecularly dispersed in a divalent metal monoxide crystal structure. Another portion of the microcrystallites are constituted by a spinel phase. The collapsed composition is suitable as a sulfur oxide absorbent, having comparatively high capacity and comparatively fast absorption and desorption rates, and is also suitable as a nitrogen oxide reduction catalyst. The collapsed composition may be produced by heat treating a layered mixed hydroxide clay having innerlayer anions in monometalate form. A sulfur oxide separation process is presented. A nitrogen oxide reduction process is also presented.

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