Abstract
To develop an easily regenerable high-temperature desulfurization sorbent, the oxidation of spent Fe2O3 and CuO sorbents in the presence of O2 and H2O was studied: The effect of H2O on the oxidation of the spent Fe2O3 and CuO was examined using a temperature-programmed reduction technique and isotopic H218O. In this study, it was found that H2O directly contributed to the oxidation of the spent metal oxides in the presence of O2. The oxidation of the spent metal oxides (containing metal sulfide MexSy) in the presence of 10% H2O and 10% O2 could be explained by the following two reactions: MexSy + (z + 2y)H2O ⇔ MexOz + SO2 + (z + y)H2 and (z + 2y)H2 + {(z + 2y)/2}O2 ⇒ (z + 2y)H2O.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2512-2517 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 30 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering