Patent ID: 7427385

Claim:
A process for removing at least a portion of a first sulfur compound from a hydrocarbon-containing stream to produce a first stream having a reduced content of the first sulfur compound comprising (i) contacting the hydrocarbon-containing stream with a catalyst selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, titanium dioxide, and mixtures thereof, in a first vessel, in the presence of sufficient water to have a molar ratio of water to first sulfur compound of about 1:1 to about 1000:1, to convert at least a portion of the first sulfur compound to a second sulfur compound; and (ii) contacting the hydrocarbon-containing stream containing the second sulfur compound with a sorbent material selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, copper oxide, hydroxides, carbonates, hydroxycarbonates, and mixtures thereof, in the first vessel, to remove at least a portion of the second sulfur compound from the hydrocarbon-containing stream to produce the first stream having a reduced content of the first sulfur compound.