ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,657, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to ZYMEFLOW INC. (Houston).
"Decontamination of sulfur contaminants from hydrocarbons" was invented by Stephen D. Matza (Sugarland, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for removing hydrogen sulfide from a hydrocarbon. The method comprises introducing methylmorpholine-N-oxide to a vessel, wherein the vessel comprises the hydrocarbon, and wherein the hydrocarbon comprises hydrogen sulfide; and treating the hydrocarbon by allowing the methylmorpholine-N-oxide to react with the hydrogen sulfide."
The patent was filed on July 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/774,699.
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