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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jingguang G. Chen, Hockessin, DE (US);
Leo D. Brown, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
William C. Baird, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Gary B. McVicker, Califon, NJ (US);
Edward S. Ellis, Fairfax, VA (US);
Michele S. Touvelle, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Darryl P. Klein, Ellicott City, MD (US);
David E. W. Vaughan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 2/500 ; C10G 2/512 ; C10G 4/560 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 2/500 ; C10G 2/512 ; C10G 4/560 ;
Abstract
A process to regenerate iron-based hydrogen sulfide sorbents using steam. The steam is preferably mixed with hydrogen-containing gas and/or an inert gas, such as nitrogen. In a preferred embodiment, the sorbent is first exposed to the steam and then exposed to a hydrogen-containing gas at regeneration conditions.