Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of desulfurization of a sulfur laden hydrocarbon liquids that comprises contacting the liquid with a sponge nickel metal alloy, removing the sulfur free liquid, regeneration of the alloy by contact with an aqueous solution of an oxidant and reusing the alloy for further desulfurization of additional sulfur laden liquid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 6, 2003
Assignee:
W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn
Inventors:
Stephen Raymond Schmidt, Richard Franklin Wormsbecher, Robert Hibbard Harding