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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Anders Carlsson, Amsterdam, NL;
Gijsbert Jan Van Heeringen, Amsterdam, NL;
Anders Carlsson, Amsterdam, NL;
Gijsbert Jan Van Heeringen, Amsterdam, NL;
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a process for removing mercaptans from a gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas and mercaptans, the process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a first gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas and mercaptans with a hydrodesulphurization catalyst in the presence of hydrogen in a hydrodesulphurization unit to obtain a second gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas, which is depleted of mercaptans and enriched in HS; (b) removing HS from the second gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas in a HS removal unit to obtain a purified gas stream comprising natural gas or inert gas, which is depleted of mercaptans.