Process for adsorbing mercury from natural gas

Details Process for adsorbing mercury from natural gas Process for adsorbing mercury from natural gas

1986-12-22

1988-01-05

Spitzer, Robert

Gas separation

Means within gas stream for conducting concentrate to collector

55 74, B01D 5304

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047173998

ABSTRACT:
Hydrocarbon gases containing trace quantities of mercury are treated to remove the mercury by contacting the gases with a porous bed of aluminum which has been activated by contacting it with an aqueous solution of a soluble mercuric salt and subsequent drying of the activated bed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.

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