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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Robert C. Schucker, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Robert C. Schucker, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Trans Ionics Corporation, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention is a method of removing sulfur from a hydrocarbon feed using the steps of dissolving metallic sodium in a solvent and combining the sodium/solvent solution with a liquid hydrocarbon feed containing an organosulfur species. The pressure of combination is above the vapor pressure of the solvent. The combined hydrocarbon feed and solvent solution are placed in a low pressure environment to vaporize the solvent. The resulting stream is combined with hydrogen gas and this stream is heated and pressurized to form a liquid hydrocarbon product containing sodium sulfide. This product is then cooled, and the sodium sulfide is extracted.