Patent ID: 8034741

Claim:
A composition for use in the capture of mercury from a gaseous mixture which contains mercury, said 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.