Selective Oxidation of H2S to Ammonium Thiosulfate and Elemental Sulfur Using Mixtures of V-Bi-O and Sb2O4

Bong-Kuk Kim; Byung-Ha Hwang; Hwa-Soo Lee; Hee-Chul Woo; Dae-Won Park

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.21, No.1, 104-109, January, 2004

DOI10.1007/BF02705386 Export Citation

Selective Oxidation of H₂S to Ammonium Thiosulfate and Elemental Sulfur Using Mixtures of V-Bi-O and Sb₂O₄

Bong-Kuk Kim, Byung-Ha Hwang, Hwa-Soo Lee, Hee-Chul Woo¹, and Dae-Won Park^†

Department of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyung National University, Busan 608-739, Korea

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The selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in the presence of excess water and ammonia was investigated by using vanadium-bismuth based mixed oxide catalysts. Synergistic effect on catalytic activity was observed for the mechanical mixtures of V-Bi-O and Sb₂O₄. Temperature programmed oxidation (TPO), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and two separated bed reactivity test results supported the role of Sb₂O₄ for reoxidizing the reduced VBi-O during the reaction.

Keywords:H₂S;Selective Oxidation;Ammonium Thiosulfate;V-Bi-O;Sb₂O₄

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