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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizuoka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Sinue Gomez, West Hartford, CT (US);
Kinga Malinger, Storrs, CT (US);
Paul T Fanson, Brighton, MI (US);
Hirohito Hirata, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaya Ibe, Shizuoka, JP;
Steven L Suib, Storrs, CT (US);
Sinue Gomez, West Hartford, CT (US);
Kinga Malinger, Storrs, CT (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
The University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A process for removing sulfur and sulfur compounds from a catalyst includes the following steps: exposing the catalyst to a reducing atmosphere and exposing the catalyst to microwave energy. Desorption of the sulfur and sulfur compounds from the catalyst occurs at a temperature less than 600 degrees centigrade.