Complete carbon analysis of sulfur-containing mixtures using postcolumn reaction and flame ionization detection

Beach, Connor A.; Joseph, Kristeen E.; Dauenhauer, Paul J.; Spanjers, Charles S.; Jones, Andrew J.; Mountziaris, Triantafillos J.

doi:10.1002/aic.15888

Complete carbon analysis of sulfur-containing mixtures using postcolumn reaction and flame ionization detection

Journal Article · Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · AIChE Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.15888· OSTI ID:1470094

Beach, Connor A. ^[1]; Joseph, Kristeen E. ^[1]; ^[2]; Spanjers, Charles S. ^[3]; Jones, Andrew J. ^[3]; Mountziaris, Triantafillos J. ^[4]

Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Newark, DE (United States)
Activated Research Company, Eden Prairie, MN (United States)
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Quantitative analysis of complex mixtures containing hundreds-to-thousands of organic compounds rich in heteroatoms, including oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen, is a major challenge in the fuel, food, and chemical industries. In this work, a two-stage (oxidation and methanation) catalytic process in a 3-D–printed metal microreactor was evaluated for its capability to convert sulfur-containing organic compounds to methane. The microreactor was inserted into a gas chromatograph between the capillary column and flame ionization detector. Catalytic conversion of all sulfur-containing analytes to methane enabled carbon quantification without calibration, by the method identified as “quantitative carbon detection” or QCD. Quantification of tetrahydrothiophene, dimethyl sulfoxide, diethyl sulfide, and thiophene indicated complete conversion to methane at 450°C. Long-term performance of a commercial microreactor was evaluated for 2000 consecutive injections of sulfur-containing organic analytes. The sulfur processing capacity of the microreactor was identified experimentally, after which reduced conversion to methane was observed.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001004

OSTI ID:: 1470094

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1373831

Journal Information:: AIChE Journal, Journal Name: AIChE Journal Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 63; ISSN 0001-1541

Publisher:: American Institute of Chemical EngineersCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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