Bio-regeneration of π-complexation desulfurization adsorbents

Science in China Series B: Chemistry - Tập 48 - Trang 538-544 - 2005
Wangliang Li1,2, Jianmin Xing1, Xiaochao Xiong1,2, Guobin Shan1,2, Huizhou Liu1
1Laboratory of Separation Science and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
2Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Tóm tắt

The coupling of adsorption desulfurization and biodesulfurization is a new approach to produce clean fuels. Sulfur compounds are firstly adsorbed on adsorbents, and then the adsorbents are regenerated by microbial conversion. п-Complexation adsorbent, Cu(l)-Γ, was obtained by ion exchanging Γ-type zeolite with Cu2+ and then by auto-reduction in helium at 450°C for 3 h. Dibenzothiophene (DBT) was used as a model compound. The effects of cell concentration, volume of oil phase, the ratio of aqueous phase to adsorbent on DBT desorption by a bacterium were studied. The amounts of DBT desorbed and 2-HBP produced can be apparently increased with addition of n-octane. BDS activity can be improved by increasing cell concentration and the ratio of water-to-adsorbent. 89% of DBT desorbed from the adsorbents can be converted to 2-HBP within 6 h and almost 100% within 24 h, when the volume ratio of oil-to-water was 1/5 mL/mL, the cell concentration was 60 g·L-1, and the ratio of adsorbent-to-oil was 0.03 g- mL-1. The amount of 2-HBP produced was strongly dependent on the volume ratio of oil-to-water, cell concentration and amount of adsorbent. Adsorption capacity of the regenerated adsorbent is 95% that of the fresh one after being desorbed with Pseudomonas delafieldii R-8, washed with n-octane, dried at 100°C for 24 h and auto-reduced in He.

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