Patent ID: 7473350

Claim:
A desulfurization process comprising: (a) contacting a predominantly gasoline feed stream with a sorbent in a desulfurization zone under desulfurization conditions sufficient to transfer sulfur from said feed stream to said sorbent, wherein said feed stream comprises hydrogen (H 2 ) and hydrocarbons (HC) in a H 2 /HC molar ratio less than 0.7, wherein said desulfurization conditions include a total pressure (P T ) and a hydrocarbon partial pressure (P H ) at a P T /P H ratio of at least 2.5, wherein said desulfurization conditions include a desulfurization temperature in the range of from about 770 to about 830° F.; (b) contacting at least a portion of said sorbent with an oxygen containing regeneration stream in a regeneration zone; and (c) contacting at least a portion of said sorbent with a hydrogen-containing reducing stream in a reducing zone.