Pyrolysed carbon supported cobalt porphyrin: A potent catalyst for oxidation of hydrogen sulfide

A. Goifman, J. Gun, V. Gitis, A. Kamyshny, O. Lev, J. Donner, H. Börnick, E. Worch

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Abstract

Pyrolysed carbon supported cobalt porphyrin, an electrocatalyst that is frequently used for oxygen reduction in fuel cells, is evaluated for catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide by dissolved dioxygen. The catalyst performs best after heat treatment at 880°C , at pH 8. Analysis of the reaction products reveals that sulfur is the dominant product throughout the investigated pH range 5-10. The catalyst performs much better than powdered activated carbon, granular activated carbon and different other forms of unmodified carbon catalysts. This is as far as we know the first time that heat treated cobalt porphyrins are evaluated for non-electrocatalytic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-235
Number of pages11
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Dec 2004

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thankfully acknowledge the financial help of the BMBF Germany – MOS Israel water technology program and the financial help of Mekorot Ltd. We thank Frontier Scientific Advanced Discovery Chemicals (Utah, USA) for the kind donation of the metal porphyrins.

Keywords

  • Carbon supported catalyst
  • Cobalt porphyrin
  • Decontamination
  • Drinking water
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Oxidation

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