A comparative study on H2S removal using Mg-Al spinel (MgAl2O4) and MgO/Al2O3 nanocomposites

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.12.002

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Abstract: In this work MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites with weight ratios from 5% to 25% were synthesized by precipitationimpregnation method and their structural properties were characterized. In the next step, the capability of the nanocomposites in H₂S removal compared to Mg-Al spinel (MgAl₂O₄), synthesized through ion-pair complex precursor route and alumina samples, prepared via sol-gel precipitation methods, was investigated. The results indicated that among the studied sorbents Mg-Al spinel presents a distinctly higher H₂S removal. In addition, the MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites compared to the alumina sorbents, exhibited much better performance in H₂S removal. Also CO₂-TPD analysis reveals higher amounts of basic sites for Mg-Al spinel compared to 25 wt% MgO/75 wt% Al₂O₃ nanocomposite.

Key words: Nanomaterials, Adsorption, Alumina, Desulfurization, MgO

摘要： In this work MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites with weight ratios from 5% to 25% were synthesized by precipitationimpregnation method and their structural properties were characterized. In the next step, the capability of the nanocomposites in H₂S removal compared to Mg-Al spinel (MgAl₂O₄), synthesized through ion-pair complex precursor route and alumina samples, prepared via sol-gel precipitation methods, was investigated. The results indicated that among the studied sorbents Mg-Al spinel presents a distinctly higher H₂S removal. In addition, the MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites compared to the alumina sorbents, exhibited much better performance in H₂S removal. Also CO₂-TPD analysis reveals higher amounts of basic sites for Mg-Al spinel compared to 25 wt% MgO/75 wt% Al₂O₃ nanocomposite.

关键词: Nanomaterials, Adsorption, Alumina, Desulfurization, MgO

S. M. Latifi, J. Bakhshi Azghandi, A. Salehirad, M. Parvini. A comparative study on H₂S removal using Mg-Al spinel (MgAl₂O₄) and MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites[J]. , 2017, 25(9): 1329-1334.

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A comparative study on H₂S removal using Mg-Al spinel (MgAl₂O₄) and MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites

A comparative study on H₂S removal using Mg-Al spinel (MgAl₂O₄) and MgO/Al₂O₃ nanocomposites

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