Yer all good! Thanks, @ScoobyDoobie!
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I know you already answered the question but just to drive it on home in my mind, would a copper reduction of the mercaptans/thiols present in a propane/propene mixture have any potential to induce polymerization of the propene?
Would any acids or clays that may be encountered in the average processing lab have potential to induce polymerization of propene without some other catalyst being present?
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What about products like sulfurtrap? Fumbled into it and it is advertised as a hydrocarbon scrubbing agent, could you use that type of material when distilling new gas?
Sorry about the run on questions, just seeing if there are viable methods the average extractor could cross into in order to insure of efficacy.
That company looks like they might have a hard time justifying doing business on such a small scale.
Looks like they supply petrochemical refineries, may have to convince them to do business with you.
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Just make sure u get to talking about pilot plants and compare process efficiency. Otherwise they might think ur 
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Even if so, would it be even viable in small scale application, and effective, but I guess these would be questions for a rep.
I would think so, pilot plants are meant to test parameters before implementing the process in an industrial application.
I see no reason why their product wouldnāt work for what your asking, but the scale of the process is an important factor for the folks who supply you with you materials.
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Itās worth gander in my minds eye, anything that could help ensure mercaptans donāt effect your profiles would be the beeās kneeās, if you could throw them in your CRC column or honeypot during distillation, and it be remotely viable, could be a valuable product to have in the lab if gas is sus.
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Most of them are slightly alkaline and ridiculously volatile. Iām sure you could remove them if you really wanted to. Usually we want to try and retain the mercaptans, but those are the ones natural to cannabis. Not the ones added as odorants
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If their product can absorb mercaptans without having you having to worry about desorbing your solvent from the media after youāve reacted the mercaptans then its worth looking into.
The reason I say this is because 13x mol sieve can deal with hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans, but you need to desorb your hydrocarbon from the media afterwards.
Although to be honest high surface area copper will always be around to deal with that problem at smaller scale.
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Thats precisely my concern, if there was an extra step I could take to ensure the gas is clean and clear I would implement that with the quickness.
I have a hunch there is some unscrupulous gas passed around, and even then, if I could take that one extra step for my own peace of mind I would.
Plus it be a shame to have batchs fudged by improperly managed solvents.
I like the idea of using copper, but since the oil and gas industry and all of the service industry behind it are there, there must be a good product already manufactured for that purpose.
Maybe build out a hydrocarbon remediation addition to your system. Its not as hard to remove sulfides as you would imagine. The procedure described by photon is essentially fool proof, its just that most folks would like to see more data supporting the hypothesis. Which is a good thing, but honestly if you just tried it you would know it works.
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I very much so trust Photonās word, I just want to be the average American, a consumer, with needs that can be easily accessed and catered to, a consumer whore if you will. I just want it to be as easy as opening a can of coke,
The less I have to think the better.
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The real smart folks arenāt always around. Thatās why I make a genuine effort to make sense of related literature.
Worst case scenario you start a conversation that smarter folks are happy to comment on when they can get around to it.
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Oh I know, Iām just being goofy, I know the amount of headspace and dedication it takes to develop a solid functional knowledge, and know there is a long road ahead.
I am still going to investigate the Sulfurtrap and talk with them to see if it is viable in smaller scale applications.
I got an alright brain, but we all need them good brains around some time, the ones that think a little gooderer.
If it doesnāt work, just going to study current methods some of you big brains have implemented and try to apply them, if it works, well rad.
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I donāt know if I fit into your definition of big brain. ( I hope not, im a construction worker for a reason.)
I think SulfurTrap would be a decent tool in our arsenal if you didnāt have to waste time desorbing hydrocarbons from the media after removal of sulfides. Ask em folks about that please!
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Me: WOOSH.
Went over my head.