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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KURARAY CO., LTD., Kurashiki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); C10G 17/095 (2006.01); C10G 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/0288 (2013.01); B01J 20/0292 (2013.01); B01J 20/28064 (2013.01); B01J 20/28066 (2013.01); B01J 20/28076 (2013.01); B01J 20/2808 (2013.01); B01J 20/3204 (2013.01); B01J 20/3234 (2013.01); C10G 17/095 (2013.01); C10G 25/003 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1044 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a mercury adsorbent that can efficiently adsorb and remove mercury and/or a mercury compound contained in a liquid hydrocarbon and can suppress corrosive action even when used for a long time. The mercury adsorbent comprises an activated carbon including a mineral acid supported thereon, the activated carbon having a specific surface area of 1000 m/g or larger and a volume of micropores of 80 cm/g or larger, each of the micropores having a pore radius of 8 Å or smaller, and the mercury adsorbent has a moisture content of from 0.1 to 3 wt %.