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Promoted scavenger for purifying HCl-contaminated gases
Assignee: CIT Group Business Credit Inc
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Filing: 1985-10-09
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Granted: 1987-01-27
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Expires: 2005-10-09
Abstract
Abstract HCl-contaminated gas streams are purified by contacting the contaminated gas with an alumina-containing material which has been promoted with an alkaline earth metal salt.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Pearson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:04
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/68; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/06; B01J20/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A process for purifying industrial gases containing HCl as a contaminant which comprises contacting the gas containing up to about 1% by volume HCl in the presence of water vapor in an amount ranging from about 25 ppmv to about 2% by volume with a thermally activated alumina-containing scavenger promoted with an alkaline earth metal, the promoted scavenger containing from about 0.5 to about 45% by weight alkaline earth metal and exhibiting in the activated state a minimal surface area of about 50 m 2 /g and a minimum pore volume of at least about 0.3 cm 3 /g, maintaining the contact between the HCl contaminated gas the the promoted scavenger until the HCl content of the gas, after contact with the promoted scavenger, reaches a predetermined threshold HCl level discontinuing the contact and recovering the promoted scavenger containing the HCl impurity removed from the gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A process for purifying industrial gases containing HCl as a contaminant which comprises contacting the gas containing up to about 1% by volume HCl in the presence of water vapor in an amount ranging from about 25 ppmv to about 2% by volume with a thermally activated alumina-containing scavenger promoted with an alkaline earth metal, the promoted scavenger containing from about 0.5 to about 45% by weight alkaline earth metal and exhibiting in the activated state a minimal surface area of about 50 m 2 /g and a minimum pore volume of at least about 0.3 cm 3 /g, maintaining the contact between the HCl contaminated gas the the promoted scavenger until the HCl content of the gas, after contact with the promoted scavenger, reaches a predetermined threshold HCl level discontinuing the contact and recovering the promoted scavenger containing the HCl impurity removed from the gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the alumina-containing material is derived from the group consisting essentially of bauxite, alumina trihydrate, pseudoboehmite, alpha alumina monohydrate and their mixtures and is utilized for scavenging in the thermally activated state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the alkali earth metal promoter is present in the promoted scavenger in an amount from about 1% by weight to about 20% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the alkali earth metal is calcium or magnesium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the alumina-containing scavenger is thermally activated bauxite and the promoter is calcium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein the alumina-containing scavenger is a transitional alumina of chi-rho-eta structure and the promoter is calcium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
Process according to claim 6, wherein the promoter is magnesium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein water is present in an amount ranging from about 25 to about 2000 ppmv.
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