(WO9513857-A1)      Simultaneous sorption of H2O and organic cpds. from natural gas or process gases is effected by contacting the gas with a sorbent comprising particulate active carbon in an oxide support.    Pref. the sorbent comprises amorphous SiO2 beads contg. 0.5-70 (esp. 5-40) wt.% active carbon with a particle size of 50-10,000nm (see DE4216867). Sorption of H2O and 5 deg.C+ hydrocarbons from natural gas is effected at 1-150 (esp. 80-110) bar and 0,50 deg.C with a contact time of at least 20 min., and the sorbent is regenerated by stripping with a side stream of the feed gas at 100-350 (esp. 150-300) deg.C, the stripping gas being cooled to condense out desorbate before being returned to the feed gas. Sorption of H2O and 2 deg.C+ hydrocarbons from steam reformer off-gas is effected at 0-50 deg.C and 1-100 bar with a contact time of up to 15 min., desorption being effected at 0-50 deg.C and 0.1-10 bar.    USE -   The process may be used to remove H2O and 2 deg.C+ hydrocarbons from gases contg. CH4 and/or H2 (e.g. natural gas or steam reformer off-gas) or to purify waste gases from chemical processes (e.g. phthalic anhydride synthesis).    (EP729377-A1)       Simultaneous sorption of H2O and organic cpds. from natural gas or process gases is effected by contacting the gas with a sorbent comprising particulate active carbon in an oxide support.    USE -    The process may be used to remove H2 O and 2C+ hydrocarbons from gases contg. CH4 and/or H2(e.g. natural gas or steam reformer off-gas) or to purify waste gases from chemical processes (e.g. phthalic anhydride synthesis).    (US5746788-A)       Simultaneous sorption of H2O and organic cpds. from natural gas or process gases is effected by contacting the gas with a sorbent comprising particulate active carbon in an oxide support.    USE -    The process may be used to remove H2 O and 2C+ hydrocarbons from gases contg. CH4 and/or H2(e.g. natural gas or steam reformer off-gas) or to purify waste gases from chemical processes (e.g. phthalic anhydride synthesis).    (EP729377-B1)       Simultaneous sorption of H2O and organic cpds. from natural gas or process gases is effected by contacting the gas with a sorbent comprising particulate active carbon in an oxide support.    USE -    The process may be used to remove H2 O and 2C+ hydrocarbons from gases contg. CH4 and/or H2(e.g. natural gas or steam reformer off-gas) or to purify waste gases from chemical processes (e.g. phthalic anhydride synthesis).