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Selective removal of sulfur compounds in city-gas by adsorbents
Korea Institute of Energy Research, 71-2, Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea
jnkim@kier.re.kr
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, November 2007, 24(6), 1124-1127(4), 10.1007/s11814-007-0132-5
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Abstract
Silver nitrate impregnated on beta zeolite (BEA), mesoporous silica MCM-41 and SBA-15 (AgNO3/BEA, AgNO3/MCM-41, AgNO3/SBA-15) were prepared to remove sulfur compounds selectively in city-gas, which contains tetrahydrothiophene and tert-butylmercaptane. Sulfur adsorption capacity was determined when the sulfur concentration of effluent gas in breakthrough test reached 0.1 ppm, which is acceptable sulfur concentration for hydrogen production in a reformer for fuel cells. As the AgNO3 concentration in AgNO3/BEA, AgNO3/MCM-41, and AgNO3/SBA-15 increased, their sulfur adsorption capacities also increased. Although microporous zeolite BEA has smaller pore volume and lower surface area than those of mesoporous silica MCM-41 and SBA-15, the sulfur adsorption capacity of AgNO3/BEA was higher than those of AgNO3/MCM-41 and AgNO3/SBA-15. Adsorbed sulfur molecules per impregnated silver nitrate and the shape change of breakthrough curves depending on the adsorption temperature showed that not only chemisorption but also physisorption was involved in sulfur compounds adsorption on AgNO3 impregnated adsorbent.
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