EP 0810278 B1 20020508 - Process for eliminating mercury from liquid hydrocarbons
Title (en)
Process for eliminating mercury from liquid hydrocarbons
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Entfernung von Quecksilber aus flüssigen Kohlenwasserstoffen
Title (fr)
Procédé d'élimination de mercure d'hydrocarbures liquides
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 15886296 A 19960530
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0810278A2] A process for continuously eliminating mercury and mercury compounds in liquid hydrocarbons for example, a natural gas condensate comprising: (a) bringing liquid hydrocarbons containing mercury and mercury compounds, as well as asphaltene into contact, in a first adsorption treatment zone, with a porous inorganic adsorbent which is at least one of materials selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, activated clay, alumina, silica gel, silica-alumina and zeolite, and then (b) bringing the liquid hydrocarbons from the adsorption treatment zone alter the adsorption treatment into contact, in a second adsorption treatment zone, with an activated carbon having a specific surface area from 200 m<2>/g to 2500 m<2>/g and an average pore diameter from 10 ANGSTROM to 100 ANGSTROM . Mercury and mercury compounds in liquid hydrocarbons containing a great amount of heavy ingredients such as asphaltene can be eliminated continuously for a long period of time.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C10G 25/00 (2006.01); C10G 53/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C10G 25/003 (2013.01); C10G 53/08 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0810278 A2 19971203; EP 0810278 A3 19980325; EP 0810278 B1 20020508; DE 69712405 D1 20020613; DE 69712405 T2 20021031
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97102446 A 19970214; DE 69712405 T 19970214