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Development of Novel Copper-Based Sorbents for Hot-Gas Cleanup
Final Technical Report:  September 1, 1991 – August 31, 1992

Abbasian, Javad

Institute of Gas Technology

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Table of Contents

1.

Abstract

1

2.

Executive Summary

2

3.

Objective

3

4.

Introduction and Background

4

5.

Experimental Procedure

5

5.1

Thermodynamic Evaluation

5

5.2

Sorbents Selection and Preparation

5

5.3

Reduction Stability Tests

6

5.4

Sulfidization/Regeneration Tests

6

5.5

Fluidized-Bed Sulfidization Tests

7

5.6

Comparison of Hot Gas Desulfurization Sorbents

7

5.7

Attrition Tests

7

6.

Results and Discussion

8

6.1

Thermodynamic Evaluation

8

6.2

Sorbents Selection and Preparation

9

6.3

Reduction Stability Tests

10

6.4

Sulfidization/Regeneration Tests

10

 

6.4.1

Copper-Chromium Oxide Sorbents

10

 

6.4.2

Copper-Magnesium Oxide Sorbents

11

 

6.4.3

Copper-Manganese Oxide Sorbents

11

 

6.4.4

Copper-Cerium Oxide Sorbents

11

 

6.4.5

Detailed Sulfidization/Regeneration Tests

12

 

6.4.6

Sorbent Regenerability Tests

15

 

6.4.7

Bed Shrinkage

15

6.5

Comparison of Hot Gas Desulfurization Sorbents

16

6.6

Fluidized-Bed Tests

17

6.7

Packed Bed Tests

18

6.8

Attrition Tests

18

7.

Conclusions and Recommendations

18

8.

References Cited

19

9.

Figures and Tables

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