Patent ID: 6914033
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising: (a) a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of a cerium oxide, a scandium oxide, a lanthanum oxide, and combinations of any two or more thereof wherein said metal oxide is present in an amount in the range of from about 30 to about 80 weight percent; (b) a silicon-containing material; (c) an aluminum-containing material selected from the group consisting of alumina, aluminate, and combinations thereof; and (d) a promoter wherein said promoter is present in an amount in the range of from about 8 to about 20 weight percent and wherein at least a portion of said promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter and wherein said promoter is present in an amount which will effect the removal of sulfur from a hydrocarbon stream when contacted with said composition under desulfurization conditions.