title: Synthesis, characterization and adsorptive performance of MgFe2O4 nanospheres for SO2 removal.
abstract: A type of uniform Mg ferrite nanospheres with excellent SO(2) adsorption capacity could be selectively synthesized via a facile solvothermal method. The size of the MgFe(2)O(4) nanospheres was controlled to be 300-400 nm in diameter. The structural, textural, and surface properties of the adsorbent have been fully characterized by a variety of techniques (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, BET; X-ray diffraction analysis, XRD; scanning electron microscopy, SEM; and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, EDS). The valence states and the surface chemical compositions of MgFe(2)O(4) nanospheres were further identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The behaviors of SO(2) oxidative adsorption on MgFe(2)O(4) nanospheres were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Both the sulfite and sulfate species could be formed on the surface of MgFe(2)O(4). The adsorption equilibrium isotherm of SO(2) was analyzed using a volumetric method at 298 K and 473 K. The results indicate that MgFe(2)O(4) nanospheres possess a good potential as the solid-state SO(2) adsorbent for applications in hot fuel gas desulfurization.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemical, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemical, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: xyli@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xinyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemical, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Qidong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemical, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Zhenping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemical, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
authors.forename: Deling
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
authors.forename: Shaomin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Xijun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D054118:Nanospheres; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; C016546:magnesium ferrite