Experimental Study on Catalytic Reduction of SO<sub>2</sub> by Rare Earth Compound

Abstract

Compared with a great deal of traditional desulphurization crafts, the catalytic reduction of SO2 with CO to elemental sulfur is considered to be the best technology for the removal of SO2 from flue gas. Adding rare earth oxide CeO2 with variable valences to La2O3 formed a mixture of rare earth oxides. By means of dipping CeO2, La2O3 and their mixture, whose carriers are allγ-Al2O3, are used as the catalyst for the reduction of SO2 by CO. The activation process of this catalyst without O2 was investigated. The result shows that the rare earth oxide mixture composing of CeO2 and La2O3, as the catalyst for the reduction of SO2 by CO, can remove SO2 mostly without O2.