Effect of H2S and thiophene on the steam reforming activity of nickel and rhodium catalysts in a simulated coke oven gas stream

Asbel David Hernandez; Noora Kaisalo; Pekka Simell; Marco Scarsella

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.117977

Effect of H₂S and thiophene on the steam reforming activity of nickel and rhodium catalysts in a simulated coke oven gas stream

Asbel David Hernandez^*
, Noora Kaisalo
, Pekka Simell
, Marco Scarsella

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sapienza University of Rome

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Abstract

In the present work the impact of H₂S and thiophene on the steam reforming and water-gas shift (WGS) reactions were studied. The activity of three catalysts i.e. Ni/Al₂O₃, Ni/mayenite and Rh/Al₂O₃ was evaluated using an atmospheric fixed-bed lab-scale quartz reactor. A simulated coke oven gas (COG) stream was fed to the reactor. The temperature range studied was 675–900 °C. It was found that the temperature had a significant influence on the degree of poisoning of the catalysts and thus their performance. Regeneration of benzene reforming activity of the poisoned Ni/Al₂O₃ was achieved after exposing the catalyst to up to 200 ppm of H₂S. Rh/Al₂O₃ outperformed the nickel catalysts in the steam reforming of benzene in the presence of thiophene. Ni/mayenite was the only catalyst able to maintain a noticeable WGS activity in the presence of H₂S this result was attributed to the presence of CaO on the surface of this catalyst.

Original language	English
Article number	117977
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	258
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.117977
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 700300 . This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and Hydrogen Europe and N.ERGHY.

Keywords

Catalytic steam reforming
Coke oven gas
Sulfur poisoning
Water-gas shift

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