Hydrogen sulfide adsorption by zinc oxide-impregnated zeolite (synthesized from Malaysian kaolin) for biogas desulfurization

The adsorption of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the gas stream in a fixed-bed reactor has been investigated using zinc oxide (10–30 wt% loading) impregnated on Na-A zeolite prepared from local kaolin. The adsorbents obtained were characterized by XRF, XRD, FTIR, nitrogen adsorption and SEM. Reductions...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Abdul Hadi, Mat, Ramli, Somderam, Sathoshini, Abd. Aziz, Azharin Shah, Mohamed, Amri
Format: Article
Published: Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry, Elsevier B.V. 2018
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Summary:The adsorption of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from the gas stream in a fixed-bed reactor has been investigated using zinc oxide (10–30 wt% loading) impregnated on Na-A zeolite prepared from local kaolin. The adsorbents obtained were characterized by XRF, XRD, FTIR, nitrogen adsorption and SEM. Reductions of micropore surface area and micropore volume of Na-A zeolite were observed after modification with zinc oxide. H2S adsorption capacity was the highest, 15.75 mg S/g sorbent, when 20 wt% ZnO was loaded on Na-A zeolite. Reduction in adsorption capacity was observed when wt% ZnO increased above 20 wt%.