Patents Examined by Robert J Jill, Jr.
  • Process for pre-treating a desulfurization sorbent
    Patent number: 7846869
    Abstract: A process for presulfiding a plurality of sorbent particles prior to using at least a portion of the particles to at least partially desulfurize a hydrocarbon feed stream. Typically, presulfiding can be carried out in a presulfiding zone under presulfiding conditions. In one embodiment, the process can be carried out in a desulfurization system comprising a fluidized bed reactor and fluidized bed regenerator and can be completed in less than about 36 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Mark J. LaCour