Improvement of adsorptive desulfurization performance of Ni/ZnO adsorbent by doping with Mn additive

The effect of Mn doping on the adsorptive desulfurization performance of 5%Ni/ZnO adsorbents was investigated in model gasoline, with thiophene as a sulfur-containing compound, using a fixed-bed reactor. The 5%Ni/MnO-ZnO adsorbents with different levels of Mn doping were prepared using an incipient wetness impregnation method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that the adsorption performances of the 5%Ni/MnO-ZnO adsorbents were considerably improved after Mn doping compared with that of 5%Ni/ZnO. Moreover, the 5%NiO/MnO-ZnO adsorbents showed high desulfurization activities after regeneration. Sulfur removal by a 5%NiO/8%MnO-ZnO adsorbent after three reaction-regeneration cycles was 4% higher than that by a 5%NiO/ZnO adsorbent without Mn doping. The excellent performance of the 5%NiO/8%MnO-ZnO adsorbent in desulfurization, and its regenerability, were attributed to formation of a new compound, ZnMnO3, in the adsorbent; this compound was characterized using XRD.

摘要合成了5%Ni/Mn-ZnO吸附剂体系, 并在固定床上考察了Mn的掺杂对该吸附剂的吸附脱硫性能的影响. 8%MnO掺杂的5%Ni/MnO-ZnO吸附剂抗烧结性能显著提高, 并且吸附剂的脱硫活性和再生活性均有较大提高, 三次再生后的脱硫率仍比一次再生的无Mn掺杂的5%Ni/ZnO吸附剂的脱硫率高出约4%. XRD表征显示掺杂后的吸附剂有ZnMnO3生成.

As a result of doping with Mn, the average particle size of ZnO was reduced by formation of ZnMnO3 at high temperature. The desulfurization performance and regenerability of adsorbents were significantly improved by Mn doping.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide