Novel non-aqueous Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox couple for the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to sulfur by air

G X Hua, Q Z Zhang, D McManus, A M Z Slawin, J D Woollins

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Abstract

A series of Fe(III) salts and organic solvents have been screened to develop novel non-aqueous catalysts for the conversion of H2S to sulfur. FeCl3/95% N-methylpyrrolidinone/5% H2O was found to be a most efficient non-aqueous system. The process chemistry, the proposed mechanism of catalytic oxidation of H2S, and the CV are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1147-1156
Number of pages10
JournalDalton Transactions
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • AQUEOUS-SOLUTION
  • DIOXYGEN COMPLEXES
  • MOLECULAR-OXYGEN
  • FERRIC ION
  • IRON(III)
  • THERMODYNAMICS
  • HYDROLYSIS
  • RUTHENIUM
  • CONSTANTS
  • CHLORIDE

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