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MERICAT™ was first licensed in 1977 and is used to sweeten mercaptan compounds in gasoline/naphtha, condensate, and crude oil streams. MERICAT™ treats reagents with caustic/catalyst/air using our proprietary FIBER FILM® Contactor as the mass transfer device.

End Uses: Oil & Gas Applications

Applicable Processes: Gas Sweetening

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    Identification & Functionality

    Features & Benefits

    Advantages
    • Reduces mercaptan content, using a strong caustic to meet mercaptan specifications and pass Doctor tests
    • Allows customers to meet pipeline specification requirements for NGL, Y-grade fuels, pentane or condensate
    • Simple and proven technology for sweetening light mercaptans in a hydrocarbon stream; a single vessel can achieve the RSH sweetening—no need for additional settling vessels
    • Removes odorous RSH with minimal processing to meet total sulfur specifications

    Applications & Uses

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    Applicable Processes
    Industrial Additives End Use
    Applications
    • Condensates
    • Light Crude Oils
    • Naphtha Treating (Gasoline, Alkylate, Raffinate, Straight-Run)
    • Gas Production Field
    • Oil Production Field
    • Crude Distillation Unit

    How It Works

    Thanks to the dramatic increase in liquid surface area achieved by Merichem’s FIBER FILM® Contactor, MERICAT achieves maximum efficiency of conversion—with little to no emulsification, carryover or high‑pressure drop during phase transfer.

    Technical Details & Test Data

    Mercaptan Sweetening

    MERICAT™ - Mercaptan Sweetening