Desulfurization of heavy hydrocarbons and conversion of resulting hydrosulfides utilizing copper metal
US8398848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G19/08
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a copper metal reagent. The present invention employs the use of a copper metal reagent to convert spent alkali metal hydrosulfides in the regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds for reutilization in the desulfurization process for the hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which may be detrimental to the overall desulfurization process and related equipment are removed from the regenerated alkali metal stream.
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