Patent ID: 9539536
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B01D,B01J,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of making a particulate desulphurisation material comprising one or more copper compounds supported on a particulate zinc oxide support material, wherein the desulphurisation material is in the form of granules consisting of one or more powdered copper compounds, zinc oxide, zinc oxide formed by calcination of one or more zinc oxide precursors, and one or more binders, wherein the desulphurisation material has a copper content, expressed as CuO, in the range 0.1 to 5.0% by weight and a tapped bulk density ≧1.55 kg/l, comprising the steps of: (i) mixing one or more powdered copper compounds with a particulate zinc oxide support material comprising zinc oxide, one or more precursors that form zinc oxide upon calcination, and one or more binders to form a copper-containing composition, (ii) shaping the copper-containing composition by granulation, and (iii) drying and calcining the resulting granulated material to form the particulate desulphurization material.