A series
of metal sulfide supported catalysts were first developed
for the SO2 reduction to sulfur by coal gas, and different
supports and active components were selected to prepare catalysts
through the wet impregnation method. This reduction technology is
also a promising desulfurization process of smelter off-gas. Before
the calcined supported catalyst was evaluated in a fixed-bed reactor,
the presulfidation was performed to get the stronger stability and
catalyst ability. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction,
XPS, BET, and SEM analyses. Changes in the catalyst structure and
active phase were explored. The acid–base properties of the
supports were detected by CO2-TPD, and the reduction ability
of the catalyst was evaluated via CO-TPR. The long life of catalyst
was evaluated, and the probable catalytic mechanism was proposed.