Tailoring Properties of Metal-Free Catalysts for the Highly Efficient Desulfurization of Sour Gases under Harsh Conditions

Autor: Tri Truong-Huu, Charlotte Pham, Cuong Duong-Viet, Giulia Tuci, Lam Nguyen-Dinh, Jean-Mario Nhut, Cuong Pham-Huu, Giuliano Giambastiani
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Catalysts 11 (2021): 1–15. doi:10.3390/catal11020226
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Duong-Viet, Cuong; Nhut, Jean Mario; Truong-Huu, Tri; Tuci, Giulia; Nguyen-Dinh, Lam; Pham, Charlotte; Giambastiani, Giuliano; Pham-Huu, Cuong/titolo:Tailoring properties of metal-free catalysts for the highly efficient desulfurization of sour gases under harsh conditions/doi:10.3390%2Fcatal11020226/rivista:Catalysts/anno:2021/pagina_da:1/pagina_a:15/intervallo_pagine:1–15/volume:11
Catalysts, Vol 11, Iss 226, p 226 (2021)
Catalysts
Volume 11
Issue 2
ISSN: 2073-4344
DOI: 10.3390/catal11020226
Popis: Carbon-based nanomaterials, particularly in the form of N-doped networks, are receiving the attention of the catalysis community as effective metal-free systems for a relatively wide range of industrially relevant transformations. Among them, they have drawn attention as highly valuable and durable catalysts for the selective hydrogen sulfide oxidation to elemental sulfur in the treatment of natural gas. In this contribution, we report the outstanding performance of N-C/SiC based composites obtained by the surface coating of a non-oxide ceramic with a mesoporous N-doped carbon phase, starting from commercially available and cheap food-grade components. Our study points out on the importance of controlling the chemical and morphological properties of the N-C phase to get more effective and robust catalysts suitable to operate H2S removal from sour (acid) gases under severe desulfurization conditions (high GHSVs and concentrations of aromatics as sour gas stream contaminants). We firstly discuss the optimization of the SiC impregnation/thermal treatment sequences for the N-C phase growth as well as on the role of aromatic contaminants in concentrations as high as 4 vol.% on the catalyst performance and its stability on run. A long-term desulfurization process (up to 720 h), in the presence of intermittent toluene rates (as aromatic contaminant) and variable operative temperatures, has been used to validate the excellent performance of our optimized N-C2/SiC catalyst as well as to rationalize its unique stability and coke-resistance on run.
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