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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2008
Applicants:

Xiaolin Wei, Beijing, CN;

Scott M. Husson, Greenville, SC (US);

Marcus V. Dutra E Mello, Moraga, CA (US);

Daniel Chinn, Bay Point, CA (US);

Zunqing He, San Rafael, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xiaolin Wei, Beijing, CN;

Scott M. Husson, Greenville, SC (US);

Marcus V. Dutra e Mello, Moraga, CA (US);

Daniel Chinn, Bay Point, CA (US);

Zunqing He, San Rafael, CA (US);

Assignee:

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A process for adsorbing aromatic sulfur compounds, where an adsorbent is contacted with a C-Caromatic and/or aliphatic stream which comprises a solution of (i) at least one benzothiophene compound, (ii) a solvent which comprises at least one C-Caliphatic compound, and (iii) optionally at least one C-Caromatic compound. In this process, the adsorbent is regenerated using an organic regenerant such as, but not limited to, toluene. Also disclosed is another process for adsorbing aromatic sulfur compounds. In this process, an adsorbent is contacted with a mixture comprising a model diesel feed comprising at least one benzothiophene compound. In this process, the adsorbent is regenerated using an organic regenerant such as, but not limited to, toluene.


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