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Capturing H2S(G) By In Situ-Prepared Ultradispersed Metal Oxide Particles In An Oilsand-Packed Bed Column

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Tue, 2011-05-17 08:05 — Nashaat N. Nassar
Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Energy Fuels, 2010, 24 (11), pp 5903–5906
Year of Publication: 
2010
Link: 
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef1010989?journalCode=enfuem
Authors: 
Nashaat N. Nassar
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine
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Pedro Pereira-Almao
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Preferred Abstract (Original): 
The current oil recovery and upgrading processes contribute directly to air pollution problems. H2S(g) is considered one of the major gaseous pollutants in oil recovery and processing. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of methods aimed at the in situ capture of H2S(g) and its conversion into an environmentally neutral final product. In this work, we tested the sorption of H2S(g) into different in situ-prepared colloidal metal oxides in an oilsand matrix under recovery conditions, namely, ZnO, CuO, NiO, and Al2O3. In addition, the effect of metal oxide concentration and reaction temperature on H2S(g) reactivity was evaluated. Furthermore, commercially available ZnO nanoparticles were tested for comparison. Except for Al2O3, all the considered metal oxides reacted stoichiometrically with H2S(g) at the selected temperature and pressure. An increase in the metal oxide concentration favored the removal of H2S(g). The in situ-prepared ZnO ultradispersed particles were found to be more reactive than the commercial nanoparticles, as a result of their dispersion ability and intrinsic reactivity.