Patent ID: 9238601
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: C07C,C10L

Claim Text:
1. A method of removing free oxygen from a hydrocarbon stream comprising: contacting the hydrocarbon stream with an adsorbent in an oxygen removal zone, the adsorbent comprising a metal in a reduced state, the free oxygen in the hydrocarbon stream reacting with the metal in the reduced state to form oxidized metal and a reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream; removing a portion of the reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream; reacting the portion of the reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream to form a gas mixture comprising hydrogen; combining the gas mixture with a second portion of the reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream to form a regeneration gas stream; contacting the regeneration gas stream with the oxidized metal to reduce the oxidized metal to form the metal in the reduced state and a spent regeneration gas stream.