In this study, we investigated desulfurization abilities and activation energy using TGA for CuO-AgO sorbents calcined at 700 ℃. CuO was used as a main active material and AgO was used as an additive material and 25 wt% SiO2 was used as a support material. The desulfurization reaction temperatures were 450 ℃, 500 ℃, and 550 ℃ and the regeneration reaction temperature was 700 ℃. From the TGA experiments, the best sulfur loading of CAS1 sorbent containing 1 wt% AgO was about 14.95 g sulfur/100 g sorbent at 550 ℃. The activation energy was calculated by the Chatterjee-Conrad method based on the TGA experiment. Desulfurization ability and activation energy of sorbent were decreased as the content of AgO increased.
Ayala RE, Venkataramani VS, Javad A, Hill AH, Advanced Low-Temperature Sorbent, Proceedings of the Advanced Low-Temperature Sorbent, Proceedings of the Advanced Coal-Fired Power Systems Sorbent 95 Review Meeting, 1, 407, 1997