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Title: Method for providing oxygen ion vacancies in lanthanide oxides

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6915842

This patent describes a method for the desulfurization of fuel gases resulting from the incomplete combustion of sulfur containing hydrocarbons. It comprises: creating oxygen ion vacancies in a lanthanide oxide and reacting the fuel gases with the lanthanide oxide containing the oxygen ion vacancies whereby the amount of sulfur in the gases is reduced.

Assignee:
NOV; NOV-90-006355; EDB-90-075482
Patent Number(s):
US 4885145; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-100291A
OSTI ID:
6915842
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 23 Sep 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English