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EP 0230146 B1 19910306 - DESULPHURISATION

Title (en)

DESULPHURISATION

Publication

EP 0230146 B1 19910306 (EN)

Application

EP 86310206 A 19861230

Priority

GB 8600574 A 19860110

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0230146A2] The absorption capacity of a desulphurising absorbent bed is increased by temporarily increasing the temperature of the absorbent bed by at least 50 DEG C from the normal operating temperature to a maximum temperature not in an excess of 500 DEG C.

IPC 1-7

C10G 25/00

IPC 8 full level

B01D 53/52 (2006.01); B01D 15/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); C10G 25/00 (2006.01); C10G 31/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10G 25/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0230146 A2 19870729; EP 0230146 A3 19890118; EP 0230146 B1 19910306; CA 1299341 C 19920428; DE 3677945 D1 19910411; GB 8600574 D0 19860219; JP H0644971 B2 19940615; JP S62183833 A 19870812; NO 168837 B 19911230; NO 168837 C 19920408; NO 870100 D0 19870109; NO 870100 L 19870713

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86310206 A 19861230; CA 527088 A 19870109; DE 3677945 T 19861230; GB 8600574 A 19860110; JP 309887 A 19870109; NO 870100 A 19870109