Patent ID: 9499749
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B01J,C10G

Claim Text:
1. A system for reducing a sulfur content of a crude oil, including: a. a catalytic material comprising a metallic species selected from the group consisting of Fe b. a heating zone configured for heating the crude oil in the absence of added hydrogen; c. a stripping fluid, configured for contacting the heated crude oil at a temperature in a temperature range of 100° F. to 450° F., a pressure in a pressure range of 15 psia to 200 psia, and in the presence of the catalytic material; and d. a treatment zone comprising a fluid inlet configured for passing the stripping fluid into the treatment zone, a crude oil inlet configured for passing the heated crude oil into the treatment zone, and a bed of the catalytic material positioned within the treatment zone such that the heated crude oil and the stripping fluid are together contacted within the bed of the catalytic material; wherein the stripping fluid comprises a gas-phase material selected from the group consisting of the natural gas, a methane, an ethane, a propane, a butane, a pentane and heavier hydrocarbons, a nitrogen, a carbon dioxide, an argon, a helium, a carbon monoxide and combinations thereof.