Process for the removal of thiols from hydrocarbon oils

Patent · Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5783798

Gibson, K R; Jacobson, R L

Thiol impurities are absorbed and removed from hydrocarbon oils by contacting the oil in the absence of molecular oxygen with a scavenger at a temperature in the range of about 120/sup 0/ to 400/sup 0/C. The scavenger is a composite having a copper component and an inorganic porous carrier component and having a surface area in the range 20 to 1000 square meters per gram. The contacting must be discontinued when the thiol impurity content of the effluent product exceeds about 0.3 ppM.

• Assignee: Chevron Research Co
• Patent Number(s): US 4204947
• OSTI ID: 5783798
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Jun 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PURIFICATION
THIOLS
REMOVAL
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IMPURITIES
SORPTION
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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