Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption Mechanism and Breakthrough Curves of Highly Stable Na‐, Na‐H‐, Ca‐ and K‐Mordenites
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a hazardous gas found in natural gas and biogas, lethal over 100 ppm. When released into the atmosphere, it can turn into sulfur dioxide. One option to remove H2S is using porous materials such as zeolites. Among them, mordenite stands out due to its channel structure, wide...
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Veröffentlicht in: | ChemPlusChem (Weinheim, Germany) Germany), 2024-05, Vol.89 (5), p.e202300446-n/a |
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Zusammenfassung: | Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a hazardous gas found in natural gas and biogas, lethal over 100 ppm. When released into the atmosphere, it can turn into sulfur dioxide. One option to remove H2S is using porous materials such as zeolites. Among them, mordenite stands out due to its channel structure, wide availability, and low cost. In this work, we evaluated the H2S adsorption capacity of mordenite using a volumetric static method. The results show the adsorption capacity of H2S in mordenite varies with the exchanged cation. The highest was measured in Na‐mordenite (~4.08 mmol H2S/g mordenite). The experimental breakthrough curves for this zeolite confirmed Langmuir‐type adsorption and strong affinity between Na+ cations and H2S. Despite this interaction, the XRD diffractograms of Na‐mordenite show that the material retained its crystalline structure. More information about the differences in the amount of H2S adsorbed in the zeolites caused by the change in exchanged cation was obtained by H2S adsorption followed by FTIR spectroscopy. The spectra show differences in the position of the peaks related to the different adsorption modes of H2S caused by a change in the polarizing power of the cations due to their charge and position inside the zeolite pores.
Mordenite exhibits a high and comparable adsorption capacity for both H2S and CO2. A slight variation in adsorption capacity was detected in mordenites exchanged with cations of different polarizing power. FTIR experiments show that H2S adsorbs molecularly in all samples. Mordenite is a promising H2S adsorbent since the structure of mordenite remains unchanged after hydrogen sulfide adsorption. |
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ISSN: | 2192-6506 2192-6506 |
DOI: | 10.1002/cplu.202300446 |