ElsevierSoriano Rodríguez, MD.; Rodriguez-Castellon, E.; Garcia-Gonzalez, E.; López Nieto, JM. (2014). Catalytic behavior of NaV6O15 bronze for partial oxidation of hydrogen sulfide. Catalysis
AbstractNa-containing V2O5 materials have been prepared hydrothermally from gels with Na/V ratios of 0.02 to 0.34, and calcined at 500ºC. The calcined samples have been characterized and tested as catalysts in the partial oxidation of H2S to elemental sulfur.At low Na-contents, V2O5 and NaV6O15 bronze are formed, with the NaV6O15/V2O5 ratio increasing with the Na-content. Pure NaV6O15 bronze is mainly formed from gels containing a Na/V ratio of 0.18. However, NaV6O15 and NaV3O8 bronzes are formed at from gels with Na/V ratio higher than 0.35. NaV6O15 based catalyst shows high conversion for the oxidation of H2S with a high selectivity into elemental sulfur. These catalysts are more active and stable than pure or Na-doped V2O5 catalysts. V4O9 is observed in used catalysts derived from pure and Na-doped V2O5 and materials containing NaV6O15/V2O5 mixtures. However, no changes in the NaV6O15 crystalline structure are observed in pure and NaV6O15/V2O5 mixtures catalysts. Accordingly, NaV6O15 crystalline phase is stable for several hours of catalysis at a difference with V2O5. The active sites in V-containing vanadium catalysts are probably V 5+ -O-V 4+ pairs as proposed for V4O9 crystalline phase. The best catalytic performances were achieved on V2O5-NaV6O15 mixtures which are transformed to V4O9-NaV6O15 mixtures during the catalytic tests. These catalytic results could be due to the intrinsic physical properties of both phases but also because of the optimal dispersion.Keywords: NaV 6 O 15 bronze, V 2 O 5 , V 4 O 9 , selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfur, Na-doped vanadium oxide catalyst 3