Durable zinc ferrite sorbent pellets for hot coal gas desulfurization
AssigneeAmax Inc.
InventorsMahesh C. Jha, Antonio E. Blandon, Malcolm T. Hepworth
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Abstract
Durable, porous sulfur sorbents useful in removing hydrogen sulfide from hot coal gas are prepared by water pelletizing a mixture of fine zinc oxide and fine iron oxide with inorganic and organic binders and small amounts of activators such as sodium carbonate and molybdenite; the pellets are dried and then indurated at a high temperature, e.g., 1800.degree. C., for a time sufficient to produce crush-resistant pellets.
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A durable, pelletized and indurated sorbent for removing hydrogen sulfide from hot coal gas which consists essentially of zinc ferrite, has a surface area of about 0.5 to about 5 m..sup.2 /gram, and is prepared by mixing fine iron oxide and fine zinc oxide, each having a particle size of less than about 1 micron in substantially equi-molar amounts with an inorganic binder in an amount greater than zero and up to about 15%, by weight, and an organic binder in an amount greater than zero and up to about 5%, by weight, up to about 5%, by weight, of manganese oxide, up to about 0.2%, by weight, of an alkali metal carbonate and up to about 0.2%, by weight, of molybdenite, said inorganic binder being capable of a strong bridging action between zinc ferrite particles during induration and said organic binder being capable of burning away during induration to form a porous structure, pelletizing the resulting mixture with water, drying the resulting pellets and indurating the dried pellets and a temperature of about 1600.degree. F. to about 2000.degree. F. to form strong, porous sorbent pellets having a crush strength of about 5 to about 20 lbs. Dead Weight Load.
The process for producing a durable sorbent for removing hydrogen sulfide from hot coal gas which comprises mixing fine iron oxide and fine zinc oxide, each having an average particle diameter of less than 1 micron in substantially equi-molar amounts with an inorganic binder in an amount greater than zero and up to about 15% by weight, an organic binder in an amount greater than zero and up to about 5% by weight and small amounts of up to about 0.5% by weight of a compound from the group consisting of an alkali metal basic compound and a molybdenite catalyst as activators, pelletizing the resulting mixture with water and indurating the resulting pellets at a temperature of about 1600.degree. to about 2000.degree. F. to produce durable pellets having a surface area of about 0.5 to about 5 m..sup.2 /gram and crush strength of 5 to 20 lbs. Dead Weight Load.
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