The invention relates to a process for removing and recovering mercury, an impurity, from a hydrocarbon feedstream containing oxygen, such as introduced during hydraulic fracturing. Mercury is selectively removed to very low levels of concentration from fluid streams such as natural gas, cracked gas, hydrogen or naphtha by passage of the stream through an adsorbent bed containing particles of a zeolitic molecular sieve preferably having pore diameters of at least 3.0 angstroms and in which the zeolite crystallites are formed into an aggregate (cylindrical or beads) which contain ionic or elemental silver. These adsorbent particles maintain their capacity for removal of mercury despite the presence of oxygen.

The present invention provides a zirconium-based metal-organic framework material and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof, and an adsorption separation device and method. The zirconium-based metal-organic framework material has a chemical structural formula of [C.sub.18H.sub.6O.sub.16Zr.sub.3].sub.n, and comprises zirconium and an organic ligand forming a coordination bond with zirconium, wherein the organic ligand is diphenylethyne-3,3,5,5-tetracarboxylic acid. The molecular structure of the zirconium-based metal-organic framework material of the present invention is a three-position network structure having a one-dimensional channel; and in the present invention, the size of the one-dimensional channel is accurately controlled by changing the aspect ratio of the organic ligand, such that the zirconium-based metal-organic framework material efficiently separates a hexane isomer by means of a kinetic effect.

Method for treating water by filtration on a bed of granular material in order to reduce its content in contaminants, said method comprising the steps for: making said water travel in transit in a reactor containing said bed in a upward flow at a speed that does not permit the fluidization of said bed but permits said material to migrate, as and when the filtration takes place, towards the lower part of said reactor, continuously removing a fouled granular material at the foot of the reactor, by means of a piping into which a gas is insufflated, said fouled granular material being constituted by granular material and contaminants adsorbed on said granular material; continuously or intermittently carrying out the physical cleansing of said fouled granular material thus removed, so as to obtain a cleansed granular material essentially rid of said contaminants; reinjecting the granular material thus cleansed into an upper part of said bed; characterized in that the granular material is an adsorbent granular material and in that it comprises: a continuous or intermittent step for the discharging, during the filtration, of a part of the fouled granular material removed at the foot of the reactor; and a continuous or intermittent step for the introduction into the reactor, during the filtration, of fresh granular material in a quantity sufficient to compensate for the part of granular material discharged.

A multilayer composite for reversible sorption of mercury, with a carrier core made of a metal or an alloy based on transition metals, has isolating layers of a transition metal nitride and externally located sorptive layers, made of a mixture of sulfides and nitrides of transition metals, the layers being deposited on both sides of the core. A method for sorption of mercury from a gaseous phase during an exposition of the multilayer composite to the influence of multicomponent gaseous mixtures that contain mercury vapors or compounds for a time period of 0.5 to 24 hours, while the temperature of the multilayer composite is maintained in the range from 20 to 150 C.

A process for capturing sulphur impurities present in gas feeds containing H.sub.2 and/or CO: a. desulphurization with a retaining material containing an active phase, b. optionally, rendering the sulphurized retaining material inert, c. oxidative regeneration of the retaining material, d. optionally, rendering the regenerated retaining material inert, and e. desulphurization with the retaining material that has been regenerated and rendered inert, and regenerating the retaining material.

In various aspects, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for performing two stage separation of CO2 from a gaseous stream. The first stage adsorbent can be comprised of a plurality of cylindrical or substantially cylindrical rings. The first stage adsorbent can be comprised of a metal organic framework. The second stage adsorbent can be subject to a displacement desorption process. The second stage adsorbent can be comprised of a support and a metal compound selected from the group consisting of alkali or alkaline earth. The first and second stage adsorbent can be arranged concentrically for space and efficiency considerations.

Disclosed is a device for scrubbing carbon dioxide-contaminated gas for use in a fuel cell. The device comprises at least one first opening for allowing gas to enter or exit the device, at least one second opening for allowing gas to exit or enter the device, and at least one sorbent that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from the gas and is arranged in a form of layers which the gas contacts when it flows from the first to the second opening. The device may further comprise one or two gas preparation units for removing solid and/or liquid contaminants from the gas and for adjusting the temperature and/or humidity of the gas.

Disclosed is an improved process for recovering condensable components from a gas stream, in particular, heavier hydrocarbons from a gas stream. The present process uses solid adsorbent media to remove said heavier hydrocarbons wherein the adsorbent media is regenerated in a continuous fashion in a continuous adsorbent media co-current regeneration system using a stripping gas to provide a regenerated adsorbent media and a product gas comprising heavier hydrocarbons from a loaded adsorbent media.

A process for the providing a regenerant gas stream for a regenerable adsorbent used to remove water and hydrogen sulfide from a reactor effluent in a catalytic dehydrogenation process is described. The reactor effluent is compressed in a compressor to provide a compressed effluent. The compressed effluent may be treated to remove chlorides, and then passed to a dryer zone having a regenerable adsorbent. A regenerant gas stream is used to desorb the water and hydrogen sulfide and the spent regenerant stream may be passed to a cleaning zone having a sorbent configured to remove hydrogen sulfide from the spent regenerant stream. The cleaned regenerant gas stream may be recycled to the dryer zone to desorb and/or regenerate the regenerable adsorbent.

Amine-supported mesoporous carbon and a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The preparation method includes: dissolving glucosamine hydrochloride completely in deionized water; adding aqueous colloidal silica dropwise under stirring for full dispersion; heating, stirring, and conducting evaporation to dryness; grinding to obtain a powder, adding the powder to a crucible, and conducting a hydrothermal reaction to obtain a black powder; oven-drying the black powder, and conducting carbonization in a muffle furnace in a protective gas environment to obtain a carbonized solid; adding the carbonized solid to an ammonium hydrogen fluoride solution to remove silica; repeatedly washing with deionized water, and drying in an oven to obtain nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NC); adding the NC to an amine solution prepared with absolute ethanol, and stirring for full dispersion; and stirring a mixed solution in an oil bath until the absolute ethanol is completely evaporated to obtain the amine-supported mesoporous carbon.