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Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) poisoning by vanadium compounds: EPR and metal solid NMR analysis

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)

The HDS activity of a commercial NiMo catalyst has been followed versus the amount of vanadium added to it, either by an oxidic procedure before the sulfidation step or by a sulfided route, using a highly soluble vanadyl porphyrin simulating the industrial process on the presulfided catalyst. An oxidative regeneration followed by a resulfidation transformed these porphyrin-poisoned catalysts into the oxidic preparation family. At the same time, Metal Solid NMR and EPR spectroscopies have been used to characterize the nature of the vanadium deposit. The very strong deactivation in the sulfided phase is due only to vanadyl species, well characterized by EPR; while the deactivation of the catalysts, where vanadium has been oxidized in V/sub 2/O/sub 5/, is due to vanadium sulfides, as is shown by NMR.

Research Organization:
Universite L. Pasteur, Strasbourg (France)
OSTI ID:
5269503
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 106:2; ISSN JCTLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English