Gas desulfurization with ferric chelates of EDTA and HEDTA: New model for the oxidative absorption of hydrogen sulfide
- Univ. of Groningen (Netherlands). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
The experimental data of Wubs and Beenackers on the oxidative absorption of H{sub 2}S into aqueous solutions of ferric chelates of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriactic (HEDTA) were reinterpreted using a new penetration model for mass transfer parallel to chemical reaction. Different from the discussion by Wubs and Beenackers (1994), which was based on general, approximate models for the reactive absorption of gases into liquids, it now appears that the diffusivity of ferric chelates of EDTA and HEDTA are in good agreement with the values determined from the reactive absorption of molecular oxygen into aqueous solutions of ferrous EDTA and HEDTA. Also, it now appears that the data from Wubs and Beenackers (1994) are compatible with ferric chelate complex equilibrium constants, reported elsewhere. Reinterpretation of the absorption data from Wubs and Beenackers (1994) resulted in the following kinetic rate constants (T = 293 K, C{sub Fe(III)} = 78 mol/m{sup 3} and 2 {le} pH {le} 9): EDTA, monohydroxylated complex, 250 {le} k{sub 1.1} {le} 300 m{sup 3}/(mol s); HEDTA, monohydroxylated complex, 1.4 {le} k{sub 1.1} {le} 1.6 m{sup 3}/(mol s); HEDTA, dihydroxylated complex, 550 {le} k{sub 1.1} {le} 650 m{sup 3}/(mol s); for the reaction rate expressed by {minus}R{sub H{sub 2}S} = k{sub 1.1}C{sub h{sub 2}S}C{sub Fe(III)}.
- OSTI ID:
- 624328
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 37; ISSN IECRED; ISSN 0888-5885
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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