Abstract
The thermal dissociation of hydrogen sulfide gives promise of becoming an economic method to convert a hazardous waste into valuable products, conserve fossil fuels, and increase usable reserves of fossil fuels. The dissociation rates at temperatures which are attractive for an industrial process are not well-characterized. We studied the dissociation of hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen and sulfur at temperatures from 1350 to 1600 K and pressures from 15 to 30 kPa in an alumina reactor. The rate depends on the surface-to-volume ratio of the reactor. The surface reaction is the dominant contributor; the activation energy for the forward surface reaction is 194 kJ/mol. We present a global rate expression that includes surface and gasphase contributions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2323-2332 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |