In this study,a clew-like ZnO superstructure was synthesized by a copolymer-controlled self-assembly homogeneous precipitation method. Ni was impregnated to the clew-like ZnO superstructure to obtain Ni/ZnO adsorbents...In this study,a clew-like ZnO superstructure was synthesized by a copolymer-controlled self-assembly homogeneous precipitation method. Ni was impregnated to the clew-like ZnO superstructure to obtain Ni/ZnO adsorbents.The synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,N_2 sorption,X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectrometry,and H2-temperature programmed reduction techniques. The reactive adsorption desulfurization（RADS）performance of the adsorbents was evaluated in a fixed bed reactor using thiophene in n-octane as a model fuel. Sample Ni/ZnO-4h exhibits a remarkably high performance with a sulfur capacity of 189.1 mg S g^（-1）,which is above 6 times that of the one prepared with commercial ZnO. Characterization results show that the morphology changes from micro-clews to large solid sticks with the increase of the crystallization time.The loose and open architecture of the clew-like ZnO superstructure facilitates the diffusion of reactants/products,and prevents the adsorbent particles from breakage by supplying space for the volume expansion during the RADS process. The small nanoparticles in ZnO nanostrips result in a high sulfur adsorption capacity and also favor the dispersion of Ni,leading to an excellent RADS performance.展开更多
基金supported by the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and China National Petroleum Corporation(U1362202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51601223 and 21206195)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(17CX05018,17CX02056 and YCX2017039)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2012BM014)the project sponsored by Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars
文摘In this study,a clew-like ZnO superstructure was synthesized by a copolymer-controlled self-assembly homogeneous precipitation method. Ni was impregnated to the clew-like ZnO superstructure to obtain Ni/ZnO adsorbents.The synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,N_2 sorption,X-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectrometry,and H2-temperature programmed reduction techniques. The reactive adsorption desulfurization（RADS）performance of the adsorbents was evaluated in a fixed bed reactor using thiophene in n-octane as a model fuel. Sample Ni/ZnO-4h exhibits a remarkably high performance with a sulfur capacity of 189.1 mg S g^（-1）,which is above 6 times that of the one prepared with commercial ZnO. Characterization results show that the morphology changes from micro-clews to large solid sticks with the increase of the crystallization time.The loose and open architecture of the clew-like ZnO superstructure facilitates the diffusion of reactants/products,and prevents the adsorbent particles from breakage by supplying space for the volume expansion during the RADS process. The small nanoparticles in ZnO nanostrips result in a high sulfur adsorption capacity and also favor the dispersion of Ni,leading to an excellent RADS performance.
