DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Regenerative process for removal of mercury and other heavy metals from gases containing H.sub.2 and/or CO

Abstract

A method for removal of mercury from a gaseous stream containing the mercury, hydrogen and/or CO, and hydrogen sulfide and/or carbonyl sulfide in which a dispersed Cu-containing sorbent is contacted with the gaseous stream at a temperature in the range of about 25.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C. until the sorbent is spent. The spent sorbent is contacted with a desorbing gaseous stream at a temperature equal to or higher than the temperature at which the mercury adsorption is carried out, producing a regenerated sorbent and an exhaust gas comprising released mercury. The released mercury in the exhaust gas is captured using a high-capacity sorbent, such as sulfur-impregnated activated carbon, at a temperature less than about 100.degree. C. The regenerated sorbent may then be used to capture additional mercury from the mercury-containing gaseous stream.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, IL)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1012643
Patent Number(s):
7556672
Application Number:
11/702,237
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute (Des Plaines, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-04NT42312
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Jadhav, Raja A. Regenerative process for removal of mercury and other heavy metals from gases containing H.sub.2 and/or CO. United States: N. p., 2009. Web.
Jadhav, Raja A. Regenerative process for removal of mercury and other heavy metals from gases containing H.sub.2 and/or CO. United States.
Jadhav, Raja A. Tue . "Regenerative process for removal of mercury and other heavy metals from gases containing H.sub.2 and/or CO". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1012643.
@article{osti_1012643,
title = {Regenerative process for removal of mercury and other heavy metals from gases containing H.sub.2 and/or CO},
author = {Jadhav, Raja A},
abstractNote = {A method for removal of mercury from a gaseous stream containing the mercury, hydrogen and/or CO, and hydrogen sulfide and/or carbonyl sulfide in which a dispersed Cu-containing sorbent is contacted with the gaseous stream at a temperature in the range of about 25.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C. until the sorbent is spent. The spent sorbent is contacted with a desorbing gaseous stream at a temperature equal to or higher than the temperature at which the mercury adsorption is carried out, producing a regenerated sorbent and an exhaust gas comprising released mercury. The released mercury in the exhaust gas is captured using a high-capacity sorbent, such as sulfur-impregnated activated carbon, at a temperature less than about 100.degree. C. The regenerated sorbent may then be used to capture additional mercury from the mercury-containing gaseous stream.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Mercury Removal from Oil by Reactive Adsorption
journal, January 1996