Patent ID: 8323598
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B01D,B01J

Abstract:
1. A component of apparatus useful in the capture of mercury from a gaseous mixture which contains mercury, said component comprising a gas-permeable support member through which said mixture passes, said support member having thereon a composition comprising a high-surface-area activated carbon substrate supporting thereon the product of the pyrolysis, in situ on said carbon substrate surface, of at least one sulfur compound selected from the group consisting of dimethyl sulfoxide; 2-amino-5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol); 2-benzoylamino-3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-thioacrylic acid S-(2-mercapto-4-methyl-phenyl) ester; zinc diethyldithiocarbamate; a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and 2-amino-5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole(5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol); and a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and zinc diethyldithiocarbamate.