US Patent 7220704 Desulfurization and novel compositions for same

Patent 7220704 was granted and assigned to ConocoPhillips on May, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

ConocoPhillips

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7220704

Date of Patent

May 22, 2007

Patent Application Number

10262348

Date Filed

October 1, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tam M Nguyen

Patent abstract

A composition comprising a promoter and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of a gallium oxide, an indium oxide, and combinations of any two or more thereof, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone to remove sulfur from a hydrocarbon stream.