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  • removal of Arsine from synthesis gas using a copper on carbon adsorbent
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2006
    Co-Authors: Robert Quinn, Thomas A Dahl, Barry W Diamond, Bernard Allen Toseland
    Abstract:

    A variety of supported metal and metal oxide adsorbents were evaluated for removal of Arsine (AsH3) from synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A copper(II) oxide (CuO)/carbon adsorbent was judged to be most promising and examined more thoroughly. Exposure of the CuO/carbon adsorbent to syngas at 750 psig resulted in only a modest increase in bed temperature. No evidence that the adsorbent acted as a methanol synthesis catalyst or promoted other syngas chemistry was observed. It was found, however, that even at modest temperatures (30−40 °C) some reduction to metallic copper (Cu) occurred. The exothermic reduction of CuO presented a significant operational concern, and use of the adsorbent required a controlled reduction to Cu/carbon prior to exposure to syngas. The Arsine affinity of CuO/carbon was very high with a minimum capacity of 3.0 wt % arsenic for a syngas feed containing 420 ppbv. The reduced adsorbent, Cu/carbon, was less effective for AsH3 removal, and at ...

  • the role of Arsine in the deactivation of methanol synthesis catalysts
    Applied Catalysis A-general, 2004
    Co-Authors: Robert Quinn, T Mebrahtu, Thomas A Dahl, F A Lucrezi, Bernard Allen Toseland
    Abstract:

    Abstract The liquid phase methanol (LPMEOH™) process is successfully producing methanol from coal-derived synthesis gas on an industrial scale. This process uses a standard copper, zinc oxide, and alumina catalyst suspended in an inert mineral oil in a slurry bubble column reactor. An arsenic-containing species, most reasonably Arsine, was found in the feed to the LPMEOH™ commercial demonstration facility located at Eastman Chemical Company’s chemicals-from-coal complex in Kingsport, TN. Laboratory testing showed that Arsine is, in fact, a powerful methanol synthesis catalyst poison. At levels as low as 150 ppbv, Arsine results in a rapid deactivation of the catalyst. Removal of Arsine results in a deactivation rate consistent with a clean synthesis gas feed; that is, Arsine poisoning stops when it is removed from the feed. We infer that Arsine reacts irreversibly with the catalyst under the methanol synthesis conditions. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of arsenic-containing used catalyst indicated the presence of zero-valent arsenic in an intermetallic surface phase that is structurally related to Domeykite (Cu 3 As). Experimental evidence, thermodynamics, and literature relating to other metal–Arsine chemistry were consistent with dissociative adsorption of Arsine on the copper surface to form gaseous H 2 and Cu 3 As. To deal with Arsine poisoning, we have developed adsorption technology that can remove Arsine to levels low enough that catalyst performance is unaffected.