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Title: Process for removing carbonyl-sulfide from liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks

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OSTI ID:5140737

A process is described for removing carbonyl sulfide from a liquid olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising: (a) passing the hydrocarbon feedstock over an absorbent material comprising zinc oxide and a promoter selected from the group consisting of alumina, silico-aluminas and any combination thereof wherein the promoter is present in amounts from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight of the absorbent material; and (b) recovering a liquid olefinic hydrocarbon stream having a substantially reduced carbonyl sulfide content.

Assignee:
Labofina, S.A., Brussels
Patent Number(s):
US 4613724
OSTI ID:
5140737
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 09 Jul 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English