Simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide and carbon disulfide over Al_2O_3-K/CAC catalyst at low temperature

In this work, a series of coal-based active carbon （CAC） catalysts loaded by A1203 were prepared by sol-gel method and used for the simulta- neous catalytic hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide （COS） and carbon disulfide （CS2） at relatively low temperatures of 30-70 ℃. The influences of calcinations temperatures and operation conditions such as： reaction temperature, 02 concentration, gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and relative humidity （RH） were also discussed respectively. The results showed that catalysts with 5.0 wt% A1203 calcined at 300 ℃ had supe- rior activity for the simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis of COS and CS2. When the reaction temperature was above 50 ℃, catalytic hydrolysis activity of COS could be enhanced but that of CS2 was inhibited. Too high RH could make the catalytic hydrolysis activities of COS and CS2 decrease. A small amount of 02 introduction could enhance the simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis activities of COS and CS2.

Hydrolysis of Carbonyl Sulfide in Binary Mixture of Diethylene Glycol Diethyl Ether and Water

The solubility and hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide in binary mixture of diethylene glycol diethyl ether and water are studied as a function of composition. The use of an aqueous solution of diethylene glycol diethyl ether enhances the solubility and hydrolysis rate of carbonyl sulfide compared with that in pure water. The composition of the mixture with maximum hydrolysis rate varies with temperature. The thermophysical properties including density, viscosity, and surface tension as a function of composition at 20℃ under atmospheric pressure as well as liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) data over the temperature range from 28℃ to 90℃ are also measured for the binary mixture.

Removal of carbonyl sulfide from CO_2 stream using AgNO_3-modified NaZSM-5

Removal of carbonyl sulfide(COS) from CO2 stream is significant for the production and utilization of food grade CO2. This study investigates the adsorption performance of Ag/NaZSM-5 as adsorbent prepared by incipient wetness impregnation for the removal of COS from a CO2 stream in a fixed-bed adsorption apparatus. Effects of various conditions on the preparation of adsorbent, adsorption and desorption were intensively examined. The results revealed that COS can be removed to below 1×10-9from a CO2stream(1000 ppm COS/CO2) using Ag/NaZSM-5(10 wt% AgNO3) with an adsorption capacity of 12.86 mg·g-1. The adsorbent can be fully regenerated using hot air at 450 C. The adsorption ability remained stable even after eight cycles of regeneration.

Tuning the growth of Cu-MOFs for efficient catalytic hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide

Development of the high activity,promoter‐free catalysts for carbonyl sulfide(COS)hydrolysis is important for the efficient utilization of various feedstocks.In this study,the Cu‐based metal‐organic framework HKUST‐1is synthesized by a simple and mild anodic‐dissolution electrochemical method.The physical and chemical properties of the samples are characterized by several techniques,including scanning electron microscopy,X‐ray diffraction,Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller analysis and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy.The results reveal that the synthesis voltage plays a crucial role in controlling the morphology of the resulting HKUST‐1.The obtained samples function as novel catalysts for the hydrolysis of COS.A high efficiency,approaching100%,can be achieved for the conversion of COS at150oC over the optimal HKUST‐1synthesized at25V.This is significantly higher than that of the sample prepared by the traditional hydrothermal method.Additionally,the effects of the water temperature and the flow velocity on the hydrolysis of COS are also investigated in detail.Finally,a possible reaction pathway of COS hydrolysis over HKUST‐1is also proposed.This work represents the first example of MOFs applied to the catalytic hydrolysis of COS.The results presented in this study can be anticipated to give a feasible impetus to design novel catalysts for removing the sulfur‐containing compounds.

Catalytic hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide over modified coal-based activated carbons by loading metal

A novel type of metal oxide/activated carbon catalyst was prepared by sol-gel method for the hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide （COS）. The influences of the calcination temperature, additive content （2.5%-10.0% Fe2O3, mass fraction） and the basic density of the activation process were thoroughly investigated. The surface of catalysts was characterized by Boehm titration. The products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffractometry （XRD） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The results show that catalysts with 2.5%-5.0% Fe2O3 after calcining at 500 ℃ have superior activity. The conversion rate of COS increases with increasing the relative density of basic capacity loaded onto activated carbon（AC）, and the activity follows the order： KOH〉Na2CO3 〉NaHCO3. Boehm titration data clearly show that the total acidity increases （from 0.06 to 0.48 mmol/g） and the basic groups decrease （from 0.78 to 0.56 mmol/g） after COS hydrolysis and H2S adsorption. The XPS results show that the product of HzS may be absorbed by the interaction with metal compounds and 02 to form sulfate （171.28 eV） and element sulfur （164.44 eV）, which lead to catalysts poisoning.

Influence of Gas Components on the Formation of Carbonyl Sulfide over Water-Gas Shift Catalyst B303Q

Water-gas shift reaction catalyst at lower temperature （200-400 ℃） may improve the conversion of carbon monoxide. But carbonyl sulfide was found to be present over the sulfided cobaltmolybdenum/alumina catalyst for water-gas shift reaction. The influences of temperature, space velocity, and gas components on the formation of carbonyl sulfide over sulfided cobalt-molybdenum/alumina catalyst B303Q at 200-400 ℃ were studied in a tubular fixed-bed quartz-glass reactor under simulated water-gas shift conditions. The experimental results showed that the yield of carbonyl sulfide over B303Q catalyst reached a maximum at 220 ℃ with the increase in temperature, sharply decreased with the increase in space velocity and the content of water vapor, increased with the increase in the content of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and its yield increased and then reached a stable value with the increase in the content of hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide. The formation mechanism of carbonyl sulfide over B303Q catalyst at 200-400 ℃ was discussed on the basis of how these factors influence the formation of COS. The yield of carbonyl sulfide over B303Q catalyst at 200-400 ℃ was the combined result of two reactions, that is, COS was first produced by the reaction of carbon monoxide with hydrogen sulfide, and then the as-produced COS was converted to hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide by hydrolysis. The mechanism of COS formation is assumed as follows： sulfur atoms in the Co9Ss-MoS2/Al2O3 crystal lattice were easily removed and formed carbonyl sulfide with CO, and then hydrogen sulfide in the water-gas shift gas reacted with the crystal lattice oxygen atoms in CoO-MoOa/Al2O3 to form Co9S8-MoS2/Al2O3. This mechanism for the formation of COS over water-gas shift catalyst B303Q is in accordance with the Mars-Van Krevelen＇s redox mechanism over metal sulfide.

Effect of Fe/Cu/Ce loading on the coal-based activated carbons for hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide

Fe/Cu/Ce modified coal-based activated carbon(AC) was prepared by the sol-gel method,and the effect of Fe/Cu/Ce on catalytic properties of Fe/AC,Fe-Cu/AC and Fe-Cu-Ce/AC was investigated in the hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide(COS) at 50 °C.Their surface properties were evaluated by means of nitrogen adsorption and were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffracto-metry(XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The catalytic activities results showed that addition of Cu and Ce...

Removing carbonyl sulfide with metal-modified activated carbon

A Cu-Co-K/activated carbon （AC） adsorbent has been developed for the removal of carbonyl sulfide （COS）. The effects of COS concentration, reaction temperature and relative humidity were closely examined. A breakthrough of 33.23 mg COS .gl adsorbent at 60℃, under 30% relative humidity and in presence of 1.0% oxygen was exhibited in the Cu-Co-K/AC adsorbent prepared. Competitive adsorption studies for COS in the presence of CS2, and H2S were also conducted. TPD analysis was used to identify sulfur-containing products on the carbon surface, and the results indicated that H2S, COS and SO2 were all evident in the effluent gas generated from the exhausted Cu-Co-K/AC. Structure of the activated carbon samples has been characterized using nitrogen adsorption, and their surface chemical structures were also determined with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. It turns out that the modification with Cu（OH）2CO3- CoPcS-KOH can significantly improve the COS removal capacity, forming SO2/4 species simultaneously. Regenera- tion of the spent activated carbon sorbents by thermal desorption has also been explored.

Surface characterization of metal oxides-supported activated carbon fiber catalysts for simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide and carbon disulfide

The sol–gel method was used to synthesize a series of metal oxides-supported activated carbon fiber (ACF) and the simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis activity of carbonyl sulfide (COS)and carbon disulfide (CS2) at relatively low temperatures of 60°C was tested.The effects of preparation conditions on the catalyst properties were investigated,including the kinds and amount of metal oxides and calcination temperatures.The activity tests indicated that catalysts with 5 wt.%Ni after calcining at 400°C (Ni(5)/ACF(400)) had the best performance for the simultaneous catalytic hydrolysis of COS and CS2.The surface and structure properties of prepared ACF were characterized by scanning electron microscope-energy disperse spectroscopy (SEM-EDS),Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET),X-ray diffraction (XRD),carbon dioxidetemperature programmed desorption (CO2-TPD) and diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared reflection (DRFTIR).And the metal cation defects were researched by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) method.The characterization results showed that the supporting of Ni on the ACF made the ACF catalyst show alkaline and increased the specific surface area and the number of micropores,then improved catalytic hydrolysis activity.The DRFTIR results revealed that-OH species could facilitate the hydrolysis of COS and CS2;-COO and-C–O species could facilitate the oxidation of catalytic hydrolysate H2S.And the EPR results showed that high calcination temperature conditions provide more active reaction center for the COS and CS2 adsorption.

Anionic Copolymerization of Carbonyl Sulfide with Epoxides via Alkali Metal Alkoxides

Carbonyl sulfide （COS）, an analogue of carbon dioxide （CO2）, can be converted to CO2 via the carbonic anhydride enzymes widely existing in nature. COS is an ideal monomer for making poly（monothiocarbonate）s, which are difficult to synthesize by traditional methods. Herein, for the first time, we describe an anionic copolymerization of COS with epoxides using alkali metal alkoxides as the catalysts （initiators）, affording poly（monothiocarbonate）s with 100% alternating degree, 〉99% tail-to-head （T-H） content, high number-average molecular weights （Mns, up to 90.3 kg/mol） with narrow molecular weight distributions （D=Mw/Mn, 1.05-1.31 for COS/propylene oxide copolymers） under solvent-free and mild conditions. Oxygen-sulfur exchange reaction （O/S ER）, which can result in the production of contaminated dithiocarbonate and carbonate units in the main chain, was nearly completely depressed at 0 ℃. In addition, in contrast to previously reported salen chromium （iron） complexes that required multiple synthetic steps, this work provides simple, low-cost, and effective catalysts for making colorless sulfur-containing polymers.

Characteristics and anthropogenic sources of carbonyl sulfide in Beijing

Atmospheric mixing ratios of carbonyl sulfide（COS） in Beijing were intensively measured from March 2011 to June 2013. COS mixing ratios exhibited distinct seasonal variation, with a maximum average value of 849 ± 477 pptv in winter and a minimal value of 372 ± 115 pptv in summer. The seasonal variation of COS was mainly ascribed to the combined effects of vegetation uptake and anthropogenic emissions. Two types of significant linear correlations（R2〉 0.66） were found between COS and CO during the periods from May to June and from October to March, with slopes（ΔCOS/ΔCO） of 0.72 and 0.14 pptv/ppbv, respectively. Based on the emission ratios of COS/CO from various sources, the dominant anthropogenic sources of COS in Beijing were found to be vehicle tire wear in summer and coal burning in winter. The total anthropogenic emission of COS in Beijing was roughly estimated as 0.53 ± 0.02 Gg/year based on the local CO emission inventory and the ΔCOS/ΔCO ratios.

Carbonyl sulfide and dimethyl sulfide fluxes in an urban lawn and adjacent bare soil in Guangzhou,China

Carbonyl sulfide （COS） and dimethyl sulfide （DMS） fluxes from as urban Cynodon dactylon lawn and adjacent bare soil were measured during April-July 2005 in Guangzhou, China. Both the lawn and bare soil acted as sinks for COS and sources for DMS. The mean fluxes of COS and DMS in the lawn （-19.27 and 18.16 pmol/（m^2.sec）, respectively） were significantly higher than those in the bare soil （-9.89 and 9.35 pmol/（m^A2.sec）, respectively）. Fluxes of COS and DMS in mowed lawn were also higher than those in bare soils. Both COS and DMS fluxes showed diurnal variation with detectable but much lower values in the nighttime than in the daytime. COS fluxes were related significantly to temperature and the optimal temperature for COS uptake was 29℃. While positive linear correlations were found between DMS fluxes and temperature. COS fluxes increased linearly with ambient COS mixing ratios, and had a compensation point of 336 ppt.

Photochemical production of carbonyl sulfide,carbon disulfide and dimethyl sulfide in a lake water

Photochemical production of carbonyl sulfide（COS）,carbon disulfide（CS_2） and dimethyl sulfide（DMS） was intensively studied in the water from the Aohai Lake of Beijing city.The lake water was found to be highly supersaturated with COS,CS_2 and DMS,with their initial concentrations of 0.91 ± 0.073 nmol/L,0.55 ± 0.071 nmol/L and 0.37 ± 0.062 nmol/L,respectively.The evident photochemical production of COS and CS_2 in the lake water under irradiation of 365 nm and 302 nm indicated that photochemical production of them might be the reason for their supersaturation.The similar dependence of wavelength and oxygen for photochemical production of COS,CS_2 and DMS implied that they might be from the same precursors.The water cage effect was found to favor COS production but inhibit CS_2and DMS formation,indicating that COS photochemical production was mainly from direct degradation of the precursors and the formation of CS_2 and DMS needed intermediates via combination of carbon-centered radicals and sulfur-centered radicals.The above assumptions were further confirmed by simulation experiments with addition of carbonyls and amino acids（cysteine and methionine）,and the photochemical formation mechanisms for COS,CS_2 and DMS in water were derived from the investigations.

Excitation and ionization of OCS molecules in strong UV and NIR laser fields

Rydberg state excitation(RSE) is a highly non-linear physical phenomenon that is induced by the ionization of atoms or molecules in strong femtosecond laser fields. Here we observe that both parent and fragments(S, C, OC) of the triatomic molecule carbonyl sulfide(OCS) can survive strong 800 nm or 400 nm laser fields in high Rydberg states. The dependence of parent and fragment RSE yields on laser intensity and ellipticity is investigated in both laser fields, and the results are compared with those for strong-field ionization. Distinctly different tendencies for laser intensity and ellipticity are observed for fragment RSE compared with the corresponding ions. The mechanisms of RSE and strong-field ionization of OCS molecules in different laser fields are discussed based on the experimental results. Our study sheds some light on the strong-field excitation and ionization of molecules irradiated by femtosecond NIR and UV laser fields.

Emissions of Biogenic Sulfur Gases(H2S,COS)from Phragmites australis Coastal Marsh in the Yellow River Estuary of China

Emissions of biogenic sulfur gases(hydrogen sulfide(H_2S) and carbonyl sulfide(COS)) from Phragmites australis coastal marsh in the Yellow River estuary of China were determined during April to December in 2014 using static chamber-gas chromatography technique with monthly sampling. The results showed that the fluxes of H_2S and COS both had distinct seasonal and diurnal variations. The H_2S fluxes ranged from 0.09 μg/(m^2·h) to 7.65 μg/(m^2·h), and the COS fluxes ranged from –1.10 μg/(m^2·h) to 3.32 μg/(m^2·h). The mean fluxes of H_2S and COS from the P. australis coastal marsh were 2.28 μg/(m^2·h), and 1.05 μg/(m^2·h), respectively. The P. australis coastal marsh was the emission source of both H_2S and COS over the whole year. Fluxes of H_2S and COS were both higher in plant growing season than in the non-growing season. Temperature had a dramatic effect on the H_2S emission flux, while the correlations between COS flux and the environmental factors were not found during sampling periods. More in-depth and comprehensive research on other related factors, such as vegetation, sediment substrates, and tidal action is needed to discover and further understand the key factors and the release mechanism of sulfur gases.

Vacuum Ultraviolet Photodissociation Dynamics of OCS via the F Rydberg State:theS(^(3)P_(J=2,1,0))Product Channels

Vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)photodissociation dynamics of carbonyl sulfide was investigated experimentally by using a tunable photolysis light source and the timesliced velocity map ion imaging technique.Ion images of S(^(3)P_(J=2,1,0))dissociation products were measured at five photolysis wavelengths from 133.26 nm to 139.96 nm,corresponding to the F Rydberg state of OCS.Two dissociation channels:S(^(3)P_(J))+CO(X^(1)Σ+)and S(^(3)P_(J))+CO(A^(3)Π)were observed with the former being dominant.The vibrational states of CO co-products were partially resolved in the ion images.The product total kinetic energy releases,anisotropy parameters(β),and the branching ratios of high-lying CO vibrational states were determined for the S(^(3)P_(J))+CO(X^(1)Σ^(+))channel.We found that the anisotropy parameters suddenly changed from negative to positive when OCS was excited to the higher vibrational levels of the F state.Furthermore,the anisotropy parameters for S(^(3)P_(J))products of J=2,1,0 were even different.These anomalous phenomena may result from the simultaneous existence of both parallel and perpendicular dissociation mechanisms,suggesting the involvement of other electronic states with different symmetry in the initially-excited energy region.This work provides a further understanding of the nonadiabatic couplings in the VUV photodissociation process of OCS.

Photodissociation Dynamics of OCS at 207 nm:S(1D2)+CO(X^1Σ^+)Product Channel

By using the direct current slice velocity map imaging technique,the polarization experiment for S(1D2)product from the ultraviolet photodissociation of carbonyl sulfide at 207 nm was studied.The angular momentum polarization character of the photofragment S(1D2)was detected via two different resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization intermediate states,1F3 and 1P1,and four different pump-probe laser polarization geometries.The angular distribution of the corresponding CO(X^1Σ^+)coproducts was extracted and analyzed using the molecular-frame polarization and the laboratory-frame anisotropy models.The observed total kinetic energy release spectrum indicates that there are three dissociation channels,corresponding to the low,medium,and high kinetic energy.The sources of the low and medium kinetic energy channels are consistent with those of bimodal translational energy distribution at longer photolysis wavelengths.The high kinetic energy channel is a new dissociation channel arising from the direct dissociation from the single repulsive A(2^1A′)state.

Wavelength Dependent Photodissociation of OCS via F 3^1ПRydberg State:CO(X1+)+S(1D2)Product Channel

The vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation of OCS via the F 3^1ΠRydberg states was investigated in the range of 134-140 nm by means of the time-sliced velocity map ion imaging technique.The images of S(^1D2)products from the CO(X^1Σ^+)+S(^1D2)dissociation channel were acquired at five photolysis wavelengths,corresponding to a series of symmetric stretching vibrational excitations in OCS(F 3^1Π,v1=0-4).The total translational energy distributions,vibrational populations and angular distributions of CO(X^1Σ^+,v)coproducts were derived.The analysis of experimental results suggests that the excited OCS molecules dissociate to CO(X^1Σ^+)and S(^1D2)products via non-adiabatic couplings between the upper F 3^1Πstates and the lower-lying states both in the C∞v and Cs symmetry.Furthermore,strong wavelength dependent behavior has been observed:the greatly distinct vibrational populations and angular distributions of CO(X^1Σ^+,v)products from the lower(v1=0-2)and higher(v1=3,4)vibrational states of the excited OCS(F 3^1Π,v1)demonstrate that very different mechanisms are involved in the dissociation processes.This study provides evidence for the possible contribution of vibronic coupling and the crucial role of vibronic coupling on the vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation dynamics.

Photodissociation Dynamics of OCS Near 128 nm:S(3PJ=2,1,0),S(1D2)and S(1S0)Channels

Here we report the study of the photodissociation dynamics of carbonyl sulfide in the vacuum ultraviolet region using the time-sliced velocity map ion imaging technique.Images of S(^3PJ=2,1,0),S(^1D2)and S(^1S0)products were measured at four photolysis wave-lengths of 129.32,128.14,126.99,and 126.08 nm,respectively.Four main dissociation channels:S(^3PJ=2,1,0)+CO(X^1Σ^+),S(^3PJ=2,1,0)+CO(A^3π),S(^1D2)+CO(X^1Σ^+)and S(^1S0)+CO(X^1Σ^+)channels,have been clearly observed and identified.Vibrational states of the CO co-products were partially resolved in the experimental images.From these images,the product total kinetic energy releases,the branching ratios and angular distributions of products have been derived.While the S(^3PJ=2,1,0)+CO(A^3π)product channel is formed through the adiabatic dissociation process after the excitation to the(3^1Σ^+)excited state,the results suggest that strong nonadiabatic coupling plays an important role in the formation of other three channels.

Effect of Ce-doping on catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like precursors for COS hydrolysis

In order to investigate the effect of Ce-doping on the catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like precursors for carbonyl sulfide(COS) hydrolysis,a series of Zn-Ni-Al-Ce hydrotalcite-like compounds were prepared by co-precipitation method and the catalytic activity of their derived composite oxides were studied at 50 oC.The effect on the structural properties caused by Ce doping was studied by the X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS).The catalytic activities results showed that addition of Ce enhanced the catalytic activities significantly,but excessive Ce-doping had a negative effect on COS hydrolysis.XRD,SEM and EDS results illustrated that,compared with the Ce-free sample,the particle size of oxide solids decreased and the degree of dispersion increased due to Ce doping.