Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (3): 112-118.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2025-0145

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Effect of heat treatment temperature on structure of viscose-based activated carbon fibers and their catalytic desulfurization performance

MA Tianli1(), LI Mingsong2, LÜ Li1(), TANG Shengwei1, ZHANG Tao1, TANG Wenxiang1   

  1. 1.School of Chemical Engineering,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610065,China
    2.PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company,Northwest Sichuan Gas Mine,Jiangyou 621700,China
  • Received:2025-04-02 Online:2026-03-10 Published:2025-08-12
  • Contact: Lü Li E-mail:19160321343@163.com;lily@scu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Under the “dual-carbon” background,the dominant position of traditional limestone-gypsum flue gas desulfurization(FGD) technology faces significant challenges.Carbon-based desulfurization,which catalytically oxidizes SO2 into sulfuric acid for sulfur resource recovery,represents a promising new desulfurization technology.By investigating the structural evolution of viscose-based activated carbon fiber(ACF) before and after high-temperature heat treatment,focusing on physical and surface chemical structure changes,the effect of these modifications on SO2 catalytic oxidation performance was explored.Under simulated high-concentration flue gas conditions(0.2% SO₂,10% O₂,20% H₂O) at 80 ℃ with a volume space velocity of 600 h⁻¹,untreated ACF-O exhibited a breakthrough sulfur capacity of merely 21 mg/g ACF.After 1 hour heat treatment at 1 000 ℃,this capacity was increased to 153 mg/g ACF-more than 7 times that of ACF-O.The results demonstrated that 1 000 ℃ heat treatment facilitated the decomposition of acidic oxygen-containing functional groups and the conversion of nitrogen-containing groups into graphitic nitrogen on ACF surfaces.These structural modifications enhanced the heat-treated ACF's surface alkalinity,increased edge defects,improved electron transfer capability,and expanded specific surface area.Consequently,these improvements promoted the adsorption,activation,and catalytic oxidation of SO2 and O2,ultimately forming sulfuric acid in humid flue gas systems.

Key words: nonmetallic catalysis, flue gas desulfurization, SO?, ACF

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