Method of removing oxygenated sulfur compounds from hydrocarbons

摘要

A process for the removal of oxygenated sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream, especially the effluent from a sulfuric acid alkylation reactor, in which the hydrocarbon stream is first subjected to deentrainment of any carryover liquid sulfuric acid and then passed over a sorbent which removes the oxygenated sulfur compounds.