Kinetics of deso/sub x/ reaction on copper and cerium-based sorbent-catalysts

Kinetics of SO/sub 2/ removal using a copper-based sorbent CuO/gamma-AI/sub 2/O/sub 3/ and a cerium modified copper sorbent CuO-CeO/sub 2/gamma-AI/sub 2/O, were measured on a TGA and their kinetics behaviors were simulated with a proposed empirical rate model (ERM). The purpose of cerium addition to the copper sorbent was to study the difference of sorbent's kinetics. The cerium modified copper sorbent showed a higher reaction rate on initial sulfation than the regular copper sorbent. Both sorbents however had similar calculated activation energy. The proposed ERM model appeared to describe the SO/sub 2/ removal kinetics well in the temperature range 250-400 degree C. (author)