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EP 0 810 278 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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25.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/13 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/49 |
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Date of filing: 14.02.1997 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: C10G 25/00 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE NL |
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Priority: |
30.05.1996 JP 158862/96
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Applicant: Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. |
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Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100 (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Ikushima, Kenji
Yachiyo-City,
Chiba-Ken (JP)
- Nagai, Akihisa
Imabari-shi,
Ehime-ken (JP)
- Fukuda, Kazuyuki
Matsuyama-shi,
Ehime-ken (JP)
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Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner
Patentanwälte |
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Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE) |
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Process for eliminating mercury from liquid hydrocarbons |
(57) 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 Å to 100 Å. 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.