Hydrodesulfurization and hydrogenation reactions on noble metal catalysts. 1. Elucidation of the behavior of sulfur on alumina-supported platinum and palladium using the {sub 35}S radioisotope tracer method
Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) reactions of {sup 35}S-radioisotope-labeled dibensothiophene (DBT) were carried out over a series of {gamma}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}-supported noble-metal-containing catalysts at 5.00 MPa and at 260 and 280 C. The amount of sulfur (S{sub TOTAL}) accommodated on the catalyst and the amount of labile sulfur (S{sub 0}) participating in the reaction were determined using a direct method, the {sup 35}S radioisotope pulse tracer method, which has recently been developed by the authors. It was observed that both S{sub TOTAL} and S{sub 0} increased linearly with an increase in active metal loading. At the same time, it was found that the sulfided test noble metal catalysts corresponded to a S/Pt (Pd) ratio of 0.25 and that almost all the labile sulfur on these catalysts was mobile in the HDS reaction. Further, the activities of both HDS and hydrogenation reactions over the bimetallic catalyst (Pt-Pd) were higher than those of the monometallic catalysts tested together, whereas the synergetic effects observed on the Pt-Pd catalyst were not as significant as in typical Co-Mo catalyst cases.
- Research Organization:
- Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology (JP)
- OSTI ID:
- 20017460
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 190, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 15 Feb 2000; ISSN 0021-9517
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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