Abstract
Being abundant and active, Fe2O3 is suitable for selective oxidation of H2S. However, its practical application is limited due to the poor sulfur selectivity and rapid deactivation. Herein, we report a facile template-free hydrothermal method to fabricate porous α-Fe2O3/SnO2 composites with hierarchical nanoflower that can obviously improve the catalytic performance of Fe2O3. It was disclosed that the synergistic effect between α-Fe2O3 and SnO2 promotes the physico-chemical properties of α-Fe2O3/SnO2 composites. Specifically, the electron transfer between the Fe2+/Fe3+ and Sn2+/Sn4+ redox couples enhances the reducibility of α-Fe2O3/SnO2 composites. The number of oxygen vacancies is improved when the Fe cations incorporate into SnO2 structure, which facilitates the adsorption and activation of oxygen species. Additionally, the porous structure improves the accessibility of H2S to active sites. Among the composites, Fe1Sn1 exhibits complete H2S conversion with 100% sulfur selectivity at 220 °C, better than those of pure α-Fe2O3 and SnO2. Moreover, Fe1Sn1 catalyst shows high stability and water resistance.
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