Method for providing oxygen ion vacancies in lanthanide oxides

Patent · Tue Dec 05 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:867202

Kay, D Alan R. ^[1]; Wilson, William G ^[2]

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1. 4305 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, CA
2. 820 Harden Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15229

A method for desulfurization of fuel gases resulting from the incomplete combustion of sulfur containing hydrocarbons whereby the gases are treated with lanthanide oxides containing large numbers of oxygen-ion vacancies providing ionic porosity which enhances the ability of the lanthanide oxides to react more rapidly and completely with the sulfur in the fuel gases whereby the sulfur in such gases is reduced to low levels suitable for fuels for firing into boilers of power plants generating electricity with steam turbine driven generators, gas turbines, fuel cells and precursors for liquid fuels such as methanol and the like.

• Research Organization: GAS DESULFURIZATION
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-86ER80347
• Assignee: Kay; D. Alan R. (4305 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, CA); Wilson; William G. (820 Harden Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15229)
• Patent Number(s): US 4885145
• Application Number: 07/100,291
• OSTI ID: 867202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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