Reaction Mechanism of Thiophene on Vanadium Oxides under FCC Operating Conditions

The reaction mechanism of thiophene on vanadium oxides under FCC operating conditions had been preliminary studied using in-situ FT-IR analysis of thiophene and atmospheric pressure continuous fixed-bed reaction, followed by characterization via pyridine adsorption-temperature programmed desorption method, and FT-IR and XPS spectra. The research had discovered that, under 500C thiophene could undergo the redox reaction with V2O5, while being converted into CO, CO2 as well as SO2 with its conversion rate reaching 41.2%. At the same time the oxidation number of vanadium decreased. The existence of a few Bronsted acid centers on V2O5 could lead to an increase of H2S yield among the products derived from the reaction with thiophene.