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Investigation of the Degradation of Chelate Complexes in Liquid Redox Desulfurization Processes
Author(s) -
Holz Stephan,
Köster Peter,
Thielert Holger,
Guetta Zion,
Repke Jens-Uwe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201900420
Subject(s) - flue gas desulfurization , degradation (telecommunications) , chemistry , redox , hydrogen sulfide , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , absorption (acoustics) , sulfur , sulfide , chelation , metal , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , telecommunications , computer science , engineering , composite material
Metal complexes such as Fe‐EDTA, which are used as pseudo‐catalysts or oxygen carriers in wet oxidative desulfurization processes, are subject to a degradation mechanism that significantly influences the economics of such processes. Therefore, this study presents a methodology for determining the degree of degradation during the reactive hydrogen sulfide absorption in a Fe‐EDTA solution within a continuously operating semi‐batch reactor system. For this purpose, the reactive conversion of H 2 S in the liquid phase was used as a reference, and a clear dependence of the degradation on the pH could be shown. In addition, indicators are introduced that evaluate the observed pH dependency of the degradation and distinguish pH‐induced effects such as the pH‐dependent absorption performance of H 2 S.