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Published on: February 7, 2017
Precise control of heat-treatment conditions to improve the catalytic performance of V2O5/TiO2 for H2S removal
Jae Hwan Yang1, Hyun Ji Lee1, Hyun Soo Lee1
1Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, South Korea; Department of Environmental & IT Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, South Korea.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of atmospheric gas and temperature while preparing V2O5/TiO2 catalysts to find a suitable heat-treatment method to improve catalytic performance during the process of H2S removal. The catalysts prepared by wet-impregnation were heat-treated at different temperatures (400 or 600 ℃) under various atmospheres (Air, N2, or H2). The catalytic tests demonstrated that the catalyst heat-treated at 400 ℃ under N2 atmosphere (N-400) possessed excellent catalytic activities regarding H2S conversion (96.4%) and sulfur yield (89.1%). The characterization results revealed that the mild reducing condition employed for N-400 led to the formation of partially reduced V2O5 crystals and a strong V-Ti interaction owing to the anatase TiO2 phase, resulting in the high oxygen vacancies on the catalyst surface. However, severe reducing conditions (H2 or N2 with 600 ℃) or the higher temperature (600 ℃) induced highly reduced V2O5-x or rutile TiO2 related to a weak V-Ti interaction, respectively, which facilitated lower oxygen vacancies. This study is the first to demonstrate the significance of a precisely controlled heat-treatment to enhance catalytic performance for H2S removal.
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