Copper-based sorbents for hot coal gas desulfurization systems
- Inst. of Gas Technology, Des Plaines, IL (United States); and others
High-temperature coal gas desulfurization has been recognized as essential in the development of emerging power generation technologies such as the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), aiming to improve both the efficiency and environmental performance of power generation from coal. Hot gas desulfurization may be accomplished by using regenerable mixed metal oxides sorbents which can reduce the H{sub 2}S content of the coal gas to a few ppmv over many sulfidation/regeneration cycles. The focus of much of the current research on hot gas desulfurization has been on the use of zinc-based sorbents. Although these sorbents have been the subject of extensive pilot-scale and process development work, zinc-based sorbents have been shown to suffer from sulfate formation and zinc volatilization, leading to sorbent degradation over multicycle use, increasing sorbent replacement costs and the overall cost of hot gas desulfurization processes. A novel copper-chromite sorbent has been developed at IGT for hot coal gas desulfurization under the sponsorship of the Illinois Clean Coal Institute (ICCI). Results obtained so far indicate that this sorbent, in granular form (i.e., CuCr-29), has a much higher attrition resistance compared to the commercial granular zinc titanate sorbent, as well as excellent desulfurization efficiency. Furthermore, unlike most zinc titanate sorbents, the reactivity of IGT`s CuCr-29 sorbent gradually and consistently improved during the 20 cycles tested. The sorbent preparation techniques developed at IGT have been applied to produce highly reactive and attrition resistant sorbent pellets for moving-bed applications.
- OSTI ID:
- 490289
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970310-; TRN: 97:003021-0007
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems, Clearwater, FL (United States), 17-20 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the 22nd international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems; Sakkestad, B.A. [ed.]; PB: 1012 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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