Background
The sulfur-tolerant shift reaction is a reaction process which is necessary to be undergone in the fields of ammonia synthesis, methanol synthesis, hydrogen production and the like, and the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst is an essential important role in the fields. With the development of residual oil and heavy oil hydrogenation and coal-to-hydrogen technologies in China, especially the rapid progress of coal chemical technologies in China in recent years, the demand of sulfur-tolerant shift catalysts is over 2500 tons every year.
The sulfur tolerant shift catalyst has Co, Mo, K, Mg, Al, RE and other metals as main components. The catalyst is classified into a high-temperature sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst and a low-temperature sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst according to the use temperature. The high-temperature sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst adopts magnesium aluminate spinel as a carrier, and Co and Mo are active components. The low-temperature sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst adopts part of active alumina of magnesium aluminate spinel as a carrier, active components of Co and Mo and an auxiliary agent of K.
The shift reaction is carried out under the condition of high-temperature water vapor, the temperature can reach 470 ℃, and the ratio of the water vapor to the dry gas can reach 2:1 at most. Under the working condition of high-temperature high-water vapor-dry gas ratio, the carrier can be hydrated, and structural phase change can occur, so that the catalyst is inactivated. Thus, in addition to catalytic activity, stability is also an important factor that should be considered during the development of a shift catalyst.
CN105562022A discloses a high space velocity sulfur-tolerant pre-shift catalyst and a preparation method thereof, the catalyst takes magnesium, aluminum and titanium as composite carriers, molybdenum, cobalt and nickel as active components, and auxiliary active components are added, the auxiliary active components are one or more of tungsten oxide, iron oxide, manganese oxide, copper oxide or magnesium oxide. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) preparing an active component solution: dissolving ammonium molybdate with deionized water, and adjusting the pH value to 7.1-8.0 with organic amine to obtain a solution A; dissolving nickel nitrate and cobalt nitrate in deionized water, and stirring and dissolving to obtain a solution B; dissolving the binder and the auxiliary agent in deionized water to obtain a solution C; (2) and (3) carrier molding: uniformly mixing an aluminum-containing compound, a magnesium-containing compound, a titanium-containing compound and a pore-expanding agent, adding the solution C, kneading uniformly, extruding into a honeycomb-like shape by using a porous die, and drying and roasting to obtain a catalyst carrier; (3) pretreatment of a carrier: soaking the roasted catalyst carrier in a weak acid solution with the pH value of 5.5-6.8, and drying to obtain a pretreated carrier; (4) impregnating the active components of the catalyst: and (3) putting the pretreated catalyst carrier into the solution B for isovolumetric impregnation, then drying, putting the dried semi-finished catalyst into the solution A for isovolumetric impregnation, drying, and roasting to obtain the finished sulfur-resistant pre-conversion catalyst. The catalyst has higher compressive strength, good structure and activity stability, and strong adsorption and removal capacity on poisons, but the preparation process of the catalyst is complex.
CN102151574A discloses a novel CO sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst and a preparation method thereof, wherein the catalyst comprises a carrier and an active component, the carrier is titanium dioxide, and the active component is composed of molybdenum and cobalt or/and nickel; the titanium dioxide in the carrier is TiO2The calculated mass is 75-92% of the total mass of the catalyst; the molybdenum in the active component is MoO3The calculated mass is 5-15% of the total mass of the catalyst; the mass of cobalt in the active component, calculated as CoO, is 0.5-5% of the total mass of the catalyst; the mass of nickel in the active component, calculated as NiO, is 0.5-5% of the total mass of the catalyst. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a titanium dioxide carrier: adding water with a wetting amount or an aqueous solution of at least one soluble salt of magnesium, calcium, zinc, zirconium, cerium and lanthanum into metatitanic acid, fully soaking and kneading, then adding a peptizing agent, a pore-forming agent and a lubricant, continuously kneading, extruding and molding after the materials become plastic material masses, drying at 90-120 ℃ for 4-10 hours, and roasting at 400-550 ℃ for 2-4 hours to obtain a titanium dioxide carrier; (2) preparing an active component solution: weighing soluble salts of Mo, Co or Ni, adding the soluble salts into industrial ammonia water, and preparing an impregnation liquid; (3) preparing a catalyst: soaking the titanium dioxide carrier in the soaking solution for 0.5-1 hour, drying the soaked carrier at 90-120 ℃ for 4-10 hours, and roasting at 400-550 ℃ for 2-4 hours to obtain the finished catalyst. The catalyst has the characteristics of high conversion activity, particularly high low-sulfur activity and stable structure.
CN102151574A discloses a sulfur-tolerant carbon monoxide pre-shift catalyst suitable for low water-gas ratio conditions and a preparation method thereof, wherein the catalyst takes magnesium oxide, aluminum oxide and titanium dioxide as a composite carrier, takes Co-Mo-Ni as an active component, calcium aluminate cement is added as an auxiliary agent, the mass percentages of the active components cobalt, molybdenum and nickel in the catalyst are that, calculated by oxide, molybdenum oxide is 1.5-5.0%, cobalt oxide is 0.5-3.0%, nickel oxide is 0.5-2%, the content of aluminum oxide in the carrier is 20-60% of the mass of the catalyst, the content of magnesium oxide is 5-20%, the content of titanium oxide is 1-15%, and the content of calcium aluminate cement is 1-15%. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps: (1) preparing an active component solution: dissolving ammonium molybdate with deionized water to obtain a solution A with the mass concentration of 10-25%; dissolving nickel nitrate and cobalt nitrate in deionized water, adding a binder into the solution, stirring and dissolving to obtain a solution B with the mass concentration of 25-45%; (2) and (3) catalyst molding: uniformly mixing a powdery aluminum-containing compound, a magnesium-containing compound, a titanium-containing compound, a pore-expanding agent and calcium aluminate cement, adding the solution A, and uniformly kneading; adding the solution B, kneading uniformly, and preparing a catalyst semi-finished product after molding, drying and roasting; (3) treating the strength of the catalyst: and (3) placing the calcined catalyst semi-finished product into deionized water, soaking for 2-8h at the temperature of 10-80 ℃, taking out, naturally airing, and calcining to obtain the finished product.
The prior method improves the catalytic activity and the strength of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst to a certain extent, but still needs to be further improved.
Detailed Description
The following describes in detail specific embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present invention, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.
The endpoints of the ranges and any values disclosed herein are not limited to the precise range or value, and such ranges or values should be understood to encompass values close to those ranges or values. For ranges of values, between the endpoints of each of the ranges and the individual points, and between the individual points may be combined with each other to give one or more new ranges of values, and these ranges of values should be considered as specifically disclosed herein.
In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sulfur tolerant shift catalyst comprising a support, a metal active component and a co-agent, wherein the metal active component is a cobalt oxide and a molybdenum oxide, and the co-agent is a niobium oxide.
In the sulfur tolerant shift catalyst provided by the present invention, preferably, the carrier is contained in an amount of 65 to 96 wt%, preferably 79 to 92 wt%, based on the total weight of the sulfur tolerant shift catalyst; the content of cobalt oxide is 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably 2 to 6% by weight; the content of molybdenum oxide is 3 to 15% by weight, preferably 5 to 10% by weight; the content of niobium oxide is 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 5% by weight.
The selection range of the carrier is wide, various carriers which are conventionally used in the field can be used in the invention, and in order to further improve the strength and activity of the catalyst, the carrier is preferably TiO-containing carrier2MgO and Al2O3The composite carrier of (1).
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sulfur tolerant shift catalyst comprises magnesium titanate and magnesium aluminate spinel phases.
According to the present invention, preferably, TiO is based on the total weight of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst21-20 wt%, MgO 2-35 wt%, Al2O3In an amount of 30-85% by weight; further preferably, TiO is based on the total weight of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst25-15 wt%, MgO 5-30 wt%, Al2O3The content of (B) is 40-70 wt%.
The method for producing the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst of the present invention is not particularly limited, and any method can be used as long as the catalyst can be obtained.
In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for preparing the sulfur tolerant shift catalyst of the present invention, the process comprising the steps of:
(1) kneading a cobalt-containing compound, a molybdenum-containing compound, a niobium-containing compound, a carrier precursor and water;
(2) carrying out extrusion molding on the product obtained by kneading, and carrying out first drying and first roasting;
(3) and (3) carrying out water treatment on the product obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 20-150 ℃ for 0.5-10h, and then carrying out second drying and second roasting to obtain the sulfur-resistant shift catalyst.
The method provided by the invention does not need to prepare the carrier firstly, can mix and knead the carrier precursor, the active component precursor and water together, is simple and convenient to operate, has few working procedures, and is more beneficial to industrial production. The product obtained in the step (2) is subjected to water treatment, so that the strength and the activity of the catalyst are improved.
According to the present invention, the cobalt-containing compound, the molybdenum-containing compound, the niobium-containing compound and the carrier precursor are preferably used in such amounts that the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst is obtained in which the carrier is contained in an amount of 65 to 96% by weight, preferably 79 to 92% by weight, based on the total weight of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst; the content of cobalt oxide is 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably 2 to 6% by weight; the content of molybdenum oxide is 3 to 15% by weight, preferably 5 to 10% by weight; the content of niobium oxide is 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 5% by weight.
According to the present invention, it is preferable that in the step (1), the cobalt element-containing compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt nitrate, cobalt acetate, cobalt carbonate and cobalt hydroxide.
According to the invention, it is preferred that in step (1) the compound containing molybdenum is selected from ammonium tetramolybdate and/or ammonium heptamolybdate.
According to the present invention, preferably, in the step (1), the niobium element-containing compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of ni pentoxide, niobic acid and niobium oxalate, and more preferably ni pentoxide.
The carrier precursor is a substance capable of forming a carrier after subsequent treatment, the selection range of the carrier precursor is wide, and preferably, the carrier precursor comprises a titanium-containing compound, magnesium oxide and an aluminum oxide precursor. The strength and activity of the catalyst can be further improved by this preferred embodiment.
According to the present invention, preferably, the alumina precursor is selected from at least one of alumina, pseudo-boehmite, and amorphous aluminum hydroxide. Preferably pseudoboehmite.
According to the present invention, preferably, the titanium element-containing compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, metatitanic acid, titanium isopropoxide and tetrabutyl titanate. Metatitanic acid is preferred.
According to the present invention, preferably, the magnesium oxide is light magnesium oxide. The light magnesium oxide can be prepared or obtained commercially.
The amount of the titanium-containing compound, the magnesium oxide and the aluminum oxide precursor is selected from a wide range, and preferably, the amount of the titanium-containing compound, the magnesium oxide and the aluminum oxide precursor is such that the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst is prepared by using TiO based on the total weight of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst21-20 wt%, MgO 2-35 wt%, Al2O3In an amount of 30-85% by weight; further preferably, TiO is based on the total weight of the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst25-15 wt%, MgO 5-30 wt%, Al2O3The content of (B) is 40-70 wt%.
According to the present invention, there is provided a method wherein the step (1) is for mixing the respective raw materials constituting the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst by kneading. The raw materials are the above raw materials, and water is added during the kneading to form a dough-shaped blank with elasticity. Preferably, the amount of water is 20 to 60 wt% based on the total weight of the cobalt-containing compound, the molybdenum-containing compound, the niobium-containing compound, and the carrier precursor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises: introducing a peptizing agent in the kneading process of the step (1). The selection range of the kind of the peptizing agent is wide, and for example, the peptizing agent may be at least one of calcium nitrate, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid and acetic acid, and calcium nitrate is preferable.
It should be noted that the peptizing agent may partially remain in the catalyst after the subsequent treatment, and therefore, the catalyst provided by the present invention may contain a small amount of the peptizing agent existing in the form of oxide.
According to the present invention, preferably, the peptizing agent is used in an amount of 1 to 10 wt% based on the total weight of the cobalt-containing compound, the molybdenum-containing compound, the niobium-containing compound and the carrier precursor.
The present invention is not particularly limited as long as the cobalt-containing compound, the molybdenum-containing compound, the niobium-containing compound, the carrier precursor, water and the peptizing agent are mixed, and according to one embodiment of the present invention, the cobalt-containing compound, the molybdenum-containing compound, the niobium-containing compound, the carrier precursor and water may be mixed first, and then the peptizing agent (preferably calcium nitrate) may be added in the form of a solution. Then kneading is performed. The concentration of the peptizer solution of the present invention is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 0.005 to 0.3 g/mL.
The kneading in the step (1) is not particularly limited in the present invention, and may be, for example, 0.5 to 3 hours.
According to the invention, step (2) is used for subjecting the kneaded product to catalyst molding.
According to the present invention, in the step (2), the first drying and first baking steps are performed, and the components in the shaped product can be converted into oxide forms. Preferably, the first drying is carried out at 100-200 ℃ for 5-20 h; the first roasting is carried out at the temperature of 400-600 ℃ for 3-8h, and the first drying is further preferably carried out at the temperature of 100-150 ℃ for 8-12 h; the first calcination is carried out at 400-600 ℃ for 4-6 h.
According to the invention, in step (3), a water treatment is provided to optimize the product obtained in step (2), mainly to reduce the free MgO in the catalyst and to form magnesium titanate and magnesium aluminate spinel phases. The water treatment can be that the product obtained in the step (2) is put into a closed container and is immersed in water, and the container is heated, so that the materials in the container are subjected to water treatment under the autogenous pressure.
In the present invention, it is preferable that, in the step (3), the water treatment is performed at 20 to 100 ℃ for 3 to 8 hours.
In the invention, the second drying and the second roasting in the step (3) are used for removing moisture in the water-treated material and converting various components in the material into oxide forms to obtain the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst. Preferably, in the step (3), the second drying is carried out at 100-120 ℃ for 10-20 h; the second calcination is carried out at 500-800 ℃ for 1-8 h.
According to the present invention, in the step (3), preferably, the product obtained by the water treatment is filtered before the second drying, and then the second drying and the second baking are performed. The filtration can be carried out according to the conventional technical means in the field.
The catalyst provided by the invention can be subjected to sulfurization treatment by the conventional means in the field before use. For example: under the condition of vulcanization, the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst provided by the invention is contacted with a vulcanization gas phase to carry out vulcanization reaction, so as to obtain the vulcanization catalyst.
The sulfuration gas may be H2S and H2The invention is to the H2S and H2The concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the mixed gas of (2) is not particularly limited, and the sulfidized gas may contain 0.3 to 5 vol% of H2S, e.g. containing 3% by volume of H2S。
The vulcanization condition is not particularly limited in the invention, for example, the vulcanization temperature can be 230-460 ℃, and the vulcanization time can be 4-6 h.
The present invention will be described in detail below by way of examples.
In the following examples and comparative examples, the composition of the sulfur-resistant shift catalyst was measured by a ZSX Primus II X-ray fluorescence spectrometer from Rigaku corporation;
the catalyst strength was measured using a particle strength tester from the company VINCI.
Example 1
65g of pseudo-boehmite, 23g of light magnesium oxide, 10g of ammonium heptamolybdate, 15g of cobalt nitrate, 2.5g of niobium pentoxide, 20g of metatitanic acid and 20g of water are weighed and kneaded in a kneader for 30 min. Then 10mL of calcium nitrate solution (concentration of 0.3g/mL) was added and kneading was continued for 1 hour to form a kneadable material having plasticity.
And extruding the mixed material on a strip extruding machine for strip forming to prepare a strip sample with the diameter of 2.5 mm. Then drying the mixture in a drying oven at 120 ℃ for 12 hours, and roasting the mixture at 500 ℃ for 3 hours to obtain a sample;
putting the sample into a beaker, and carrying out water treatment for 5 hours at the temperature of 25 ℃; and taking out the catalyst to perform second drying at 120 ℃ for 12h, and performing second roasting at 700 ℃ for 3h to obtain the sulfur-resistant shift catalyst.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO32.7% by weight of Nb2O58% by weight of TiO247.3% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Comparative example 1
A sulfur tolerant shift catalyst was prepared by the method of example 1 except that, during kneading, niobium pentoxide was replaced with pseudo-boehmite of the same quality without adding niobium pentoxide.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO38% by weight of TiO250% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Comparative example 2
A sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst was obtained by following the procedure of example 1, except that, during the kneading, niobium pentoxide was replaced with tin dioxide of equal mass.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO32.7% by weight of SnO28% by weight of TiO247.3% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Comparative example 3
A sulfur tolerant shift catalyst was prepared by the method of example 1 except that niobium pentoxide was replaced with zinc oxide of equal mass during the kneading.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO32.7% by weight of ZnO, 8% by weight of TiO247.3% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Comparative example 4
A sulfur tolerant shift catalyst was prepared by the method of example 1 except that niobium pentoxide was replaced with tantalum pentoxide of equal mass during the kneading.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO32.7% by weight of Ta2O58% by weight of TiO247.3% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Example 2
109g of pseudo-boehmite, 4g of light magnesium oxide, 7.6g of ammonium heptamolybdate, 6.2g of cobalt nitrate, 1.4g of niobium pentoxide, 12.5g of metatitanic acid and 20g of water were weighed and kneaded in a kneader for 30 min. Then 10mL of nitric acid solution (concentration of 0.02g/mL) was added and kneading was continued for 1 hour to form a kneaded material having plasticity.
And extruding the mixed material on a strip extruding machine for strip forming to prepare a strip sample with the diameter of 2.5 mm. Then drying the mixture in a drying oven at 120 ℃ for 12 hours, and roasting the mixture at 500 ℃ for 3 hours to obtain a sample;
putting the sample into a hydrothermal reaction kettle, and carrying out water treatment for 8 hours at 50 ℃; and taking out the catalyst to perform second drying at 120 ℃ for 12h, and performing second roasting at 600 ℃ for 3h to obtain the sulfur-resistant shift catalyst.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 2 wt.% Co2O37% by weight of MoO31.5% by weight of Nb2O55% by weight of TiO279.5% by weight of Al2O3And 5 wt% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Example 3
73g of pseudo-boehmite, 16g of light magnesium oxide, 12.3 g of ammonium heptamolybdate, 17.7g of cobalt nitrate, 5g of niobium pentoxide, 29g of metatitanic acid and 20g of water are weighed and kneaded in a kneader for 30 min. Then 15mL of nitric acid aqueous solution (concentration: 0.07g/mL) was added and kneading was continued for 1 hour to form a kneaded material having plasticity.
And extruding the mixed material on a strip extruding machine for strip forming to prepare a strip sample with the diameter of 2.5 mm. Then drying the mixture in a drying oven at 120 ℃ for 12 hours, and roasting the mixture at 500 ℃ for 3 hours to obtain a sample;
putting the sample into a hydrothermal reaction kettle, and carrying out water treatment for 3h at 100 ℃; and taking out the catalyst to perform second drying at 120 ℃ for 12h, and performing second roasting at 700 ℃ for 3h to obtain the sulfur-resistant shift catalyst.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 5 wt% Co2O310% by weight of MoO35% by weight of Nb2O515% by weight of TiO249% by weight of Al2O3And 16 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Example 4
A sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst was obtained by following the procedure of example 1 except that niobium pentoxide was used in an amount of 1.2 g.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO31.3% by weight of Nb2O58% by weight of TiO248.7% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Example 5
A sulfur tolerant shift catalyst was prepared by the method of example 1 except that 20g of metatitanic acid was replaced with 14.9g of pseudo-boehmite.
The catalyst comprises the following components: 4.8 wt.% Co2O39.2% by weight of MoO32.7% by weight of Nb2O555.3% by weight of Al2O3And 28 wt.% MgO.
The catalyst strengths are listed in table 1.
Test example 1
The sulfur tolerant shift catalysts of examples 1-5 and comparative examples 1-4 provided by the present invention were evaluated and tested for accelerated deactivation.
The reaction was carried out on a microreaction evaluating apparatus. The packing amount of the 20-40 mesh catalyst is 1 g.
1. Catalyst sulfidation
The catalyst is mixed with a sulfiding gas (H)2S and H2In which H is2The volume content of S is 3 percent) is contacted for 5 hours at the vulcanization temperature of 350 ℃ for vulcanization. Obtaining the sulfuration catalyst.
2. Catalyst evaluation
And contacting the sulfurized catalyst serving as a fresh agent with feed gas to evaluate the catalyst.
The conditions are as follows: 450 ℃, 0.1MPa, the raw material gas composition (v/v) is H2O/CO/N2/H2/H2S=49.89%/40.76%/4.33%/4.86%/0.15%。
The results are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Catalyst and process for preparing same
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Activity (CO conversion,%)
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Strength (N/cm)
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Example 1
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65.3
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365
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Comparative example 1
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57.9
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278
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Comparative example 2
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48.2
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322
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Comparative example 3
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56.1
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256
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Comparative example 4
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58.9
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270
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Example 2
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60.5
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310
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Example 3
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65.7
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350
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Example 4
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62.9
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328
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Example 5
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57.2
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310 |
As can be seen from the examples and the results in table 1, the catalyst provided by the present invention has significantly higher activity and strength. As can be seen from the comparison of example 1 with comparative examples 1-4, the performance of the catalyst can be significantly improved by using niobium as a co-promoter in combination with cobalt and molybdenum. From the comparison of example 1 with example 5, it can be seen that the preferred TiO according to the invention is used2MgO and Al2O3The performance of the catalyst is improved to a certain extent by the composite carrier. The catalyst prepared by the method for preparing the sulfur-tolerant shift catalyst provided by the invention not only has obviously higher catalyst activity and strength, but also can be added into a reaction material for kneading at one time, has simple preparation process and is very suitable for industrial production.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, however, the present invention is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present invention within the technical idea of the present invention, and these simple modifications are within the protective scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that the various technical features described in the above embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction, and the invention is not described in any way for the possible combinations in order to avoid unnecessary repetition.
In addition, any combination of the various embodiments of the present invention is also possible, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present invention as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.