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Trialkyl arsine sorbents
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1990-11-28
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Granted: 1991-11-12
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Expires: 2010-11-28
Abstract
Abstract Trialkyl arsine (in particular trimethyl arsine) is removed from a fluid (e.g. a hydrocarbon-containing gas) by contacting the fluid with a sorbent material comprising (a) a transition metal polysulfide (preferably Fe 2 (S 3 ) 3 , and (b) an inorganic support material (preferably alumina).
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin M. Johnson
- 👤 Patricia A. Tooley
- 👤 Gary A. Delzer
- 👤 Gerhard P. Nowack
- 👤 Ted H. Cymbaluk
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:47
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/0203; B01J20/0225; B01J20/0229; B01J20/0274; B01J20/0285; B01J20/04; B01J20/041; B01J20/06; B01J20/08; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; B01J20/20; B01J20/28; B01J20/28002; B01J20/28004; B01J20/30; B01J20/3021; B01J20/32; B01J20/3202; B01J20/3204; B01J20/3231; B01J20/3234; B01J20/3236
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A process for at least partially removing trialkyl arsines from fluids comprising the step of contacting a fluid feed which contains at least one trialkyl arsine with a solid sorbent material comprising (a) at least one iron polysulfide and (b) an inorganic support material; wherein said contacting is carried out at such contacting conditions as to obtain a fluid product having a lower trialkyl arsine content than said feed; wherein free oxygen is substantially absent from said feed; and wherein said solid sorbent material has been prepared in the substantial absence of free oxygen so as to substantially exclude elemental sulfur from said solid sorbent material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A process for at least partially removing trialkyl arsines from fluids comprising the step of contacting a fluid feed which contains at least one trialkyl arsine with a solid sorbent material comprising (a) at least one iron polysulfide and (b) an inorganic support material; wherein said contacting is carried out at such contacting conditions as to obtain a fluid product having a lower trialkyl arsine content than said feed; wherein free oxygen is substantially absent from said feed; and wherein said solid sorbent material has been prepared in the substantial absence of free oxygen so as to substantially exclude elemental sulfur from said solid sorbent material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid feed is a gas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid feed is a hydrocarbon-containing gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said trialkyl arsine has the chemical formula of R 3 As with each R being independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups containing 1-6 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process in accordance with claim 4, wherein said alkyl groups contain 1-3 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid feed is a gas and said at least one trialkyl arsine is selected from the group consisting of trimethyl arsine, triethyl arsine, dimethyl ethyl arsine and diethyl methyl arsine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid feed contains about 1 ppb to about 0.1 weight-% As.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the level of said at least one iron polysulfide in said solid sorbent material is such as to provide a weight percentage of bound sulfur in the range of about 1 to about 25 weight-% S.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein component (b) of said solid sorbent material is selected from the group consisting of alumina, fluorided alumina, aluminum phosphate, magnesia, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, zirconia, hafnia, zinc oxide, zinc aluminate, aluminates of Group IIA metals, zinc titanate, titanates of Group IIA metals, activated carbon, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein component (b) of said solid sorbent material is alumina.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein component (a) of said solid sorbent material consists essentially of at least one Fe(III) polysulfide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein component (a) of said solid sorbent material is Fe 2 (S 3 ) 3 and component (b) of said solid sorbent material is alumina.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said solid sorbent material has been prepared by a method which comprises impregnating said inorganic support material with a solution of an iron(III) compound and with a solution of at least one polysulfide compound selected from the group consisting of ammonium polysulfides and alkali metal polysulfides, and drying the thus-impregnated inorganic support material, in the substantial absence of free oxygen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein said inorganic support material is selected from the group consisting of alumina, fluorided alumina, aluminum phosphate, magnesia, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, zirconia, hafnia, zinc oxide, zinc aluminate, aluminates of Group IIA metals, zinc titanate, titanates of Group IIA metals, activated carbon, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process in accordance with claim 13, wherein said solid sorbent material is alumina and said at least one polysulfide compound is at least one alkali metal polysulfide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process in accordance with claim 15, wherein said inorganic support material is alumina, said iron(III) compound is FeCl 3 , said at least one polysulfide compound is Na 2 S 3 .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said solid sorbent material has been prepared by a method which comprises forming a slurry of at least one iron(III) polysulfide in a liquid, mixing said slurry with said inorganic support material, and drying the thus-obtained mixture, in the substantial absence of free oxygen.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process in accordance with claim 17, wherein said inorganic support material is selected from the group consisting of alumina, fluorided alumina, aluminum phosphate, magnesia, silica, aluminosilicates, titania, zirconia, hafnia, zinc oxide, zinc aluminate, aluminates of Group IIA metals, zinc titanate, titanates of Group IIA metals, activated carbon, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process in accordance with claim 17, wherein said at least one iron(III) polysulfide is Fe 2 (S 3 ) 3 , said liquid is water, and said inorganic support material is alumina.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said contacting is carried out at a temperature in the range of from about -20° C. to about 100° C.
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