Absorbent and process for removing sulfur oxides from a gaseous mixture
US5426083A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2006/82
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A collapsed composition is described which is substantially composed of microcrystallites collectively of the formula: EQU M.sub.2m.sup.2+ Al.sub.2-p M.sub.p.sup.3+ T.sub.r O.sub.7+r.s where M.sup.2+ is a divalent metal, M.sup.3+ is a trivalent metal, and T is vanadium, tungsten, or molybdenum. The microcrystallites are so small as to be undetectable through conventional x-ray diffraction techniques, yet high resolution electron microscopy reveals that a substantial portion of the microcrystallites are composed of a solid solution having aluminum oxide molecularly dispersed in a divalent metal monoxide crystal structure. Another portion of the microcrystallites are constituted by a spinel phase. The collapsed composition is suitable as a sulfur oxide absorbent, having comparatively high capacity and comparatively fast absorption and desorption rates. The collapsed composition may be produced by heat treating a layered mixed hydroxide clay having interlayer anions in monometalate form. A sulfur oxide separation process is also presented. The process can be operated cyclicly and integrated with any of several well-known fluidized bed catalytic cracking processes.
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