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Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculat

Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculated as CuO, of at least 45% and not more than 75%.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An adsorption composition comprising copper, zinc and zirconium oxides, wherein the copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculated as CuO, of at least 45% an

The invention claimed is: 1. An adsorption composition comprising copper, zinc and zirconium oxides, wherein the copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculated as CuO, of at least 45% and not more than 75%. 2. The adsorption composition according to claim 1 which comprises copper in an amount corresponding to from 30 to 99.8% by weight of CuO, zinc in an amount corresponding to from 0.1 to 69.9% by weight of ZnO and zirconium in an amount corresponding to from 0.1 to 69.9% by weight of ZrO2, in each case based on the total amount of the adsorption composition. 3. The adsorption composition according to claim 2 which consists essentially of copper in an amount corresponding to from 30 to 99.8% by weight of CuO, zinc in an amount corresponding to from 0.1 to 69.9% by weight of ZnO and zirconium in an amount corresponding to from 0.1 to 69.9% by weight of ZrO2, in each case based on the total amount of the adsorption composition, with the proportions of the individual components adding up to 100% by weight. 4. The adsorption composition according to claim 1 on an inert support. 5. The adsorption composition according to claim 1, wherein zinc is present in the form of zinc oxide and zirconium is present in the form of zirconium dioxide. 6. The adsorption composition according to claim 2 on an inert support. 7. The adsorption composition according to claim 3 on an inert support. 8. The adsorption composition according to claim 2, wherein zinc is present in the form of zinc oxide and zirconium is present in the form of zirconium dioxide. 9. The adsorption composition according to claim 3, wherein zinc is present in the form of zinc oxide and zirconium is present in the form of zirconium dioxide. 10. The adsorption composition according to claim 4, wherein zinc is present in the form of zinc oxide and zirconium is present in the form of zirconium dioxide.