Sulfur poisoning and regeneration of Rh-ZSM-5 catalysts for total oxidation of methane

Yu Zhang; Peter Glarborg; Martin Peter Andersson; Keld Johansen; Thomas Klint Torp; Anker Degn Jensen; Jakob Munkholt Christensen

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119176

Sulfur poisoning and regeneration of Rh-ZSM-5 catalysts for total oxidation of methane

Yu Zhang, Peter Glarborg, Martin Peter Andersson, Keld Johansen, Thomas Klint Torp, Anker Degn Jensen, Jakob Munkholt Christensen^*

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The activity of Rh/ZSM-5 catalysts for methane oxidation was investigated under conditions simulating the exhaust from lean burning, natural gas fueled engines to evaluate the influence of reaction atmosphere on catalytic activity. The Rh-catalysts yield high methane conversion at conditions achievable in real exhaust systems, despite the inhibiting effects of H₂O and SO₂. The influence of temperature and SO₂ concentration (1−20 ppm) on the activity were studied. The deactivation caused by SO₂was intensified with decreasing temperature and increasing SO₂ concentration, and the SO₂-poisoning could be modeled as the occupation of active sites following a Temkin adsorption isotherm. At 400 °C essentially full coverage of S-species was reached with 1−2 ppm of SO₂, but at 500 °C the coverage had decreased significantly, and considerable catalytic activity was preserved in the presence of SO₂. Significant activity was regenerated in SO₂-free gas, but the nature of the SO₂-free regeneration atmosphere was unimportant.

Original language	English
Article number	119176
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	277
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0926-3373
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119176
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Methane
Catalyst
Oxidation
Rhodium
Sulfur tolerance

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Sulfur poisoning and regeneration of Rh-ZSM-5 catalysts for total oxidation of methane

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