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Preparation of Authigenic Pyrite from Methane-bearing Sediments for In Situ Sulfur Isotope Analysis Using SIMS
Published on: August 31, 2017
Pyrolysis Behavior of Pyrite under a CO-H2 Atmosphere
Zhuang Zheng1, Yang You1, Jiabao Guo1
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
Abstract:
The transformation behavior of pyrite (FeS2) in the blast furnace process is critical to control the formation and emission of gaseous sulfides in the top gas of ironmaking but has seldom been explored. In present work, the pyrolysis of pyrite from 200 to 900 °C under a CO-H2 atmosphere was investigated by thermal-gravimetric and mass spectrometry. The thermodynamic theoretical calculations were carried out to further understand the transformation process. The results show that FeS2 is almost completely reduced to FeS under various CO-H2 atmospheres. H2S and carbonyl sulfide (COS) are the main gaseous sulfides formed through the pyrolysis reactions of FeS2 under a CO-H2 atmosphere. A higher H2 concentration can reduce the pyrolysis reaction temperature of FeS2, which is favorable for the conversion of sulfides to H2S, while a higher CO concentration promotes the conversion of sulfides to COS. Besides, the pyrolysis products of FeS2 by order from the former to latter under a strong reductive atmosphere (CO-H2) with increasing temperature are as follows: COS → S → H2S → S2 → CS2.
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