수소첨가반응용 니켈 폐촉매의 활성재생에 관한 연구 (I)

A Study on the Regeneration of Ni Catalyst for Hydrogenation (I)

탄소 침적과 황피독된 수소 첨가용 Ni 촉매의 재생에 관하여 연구하였다. 탄소 침적된 촉매를 수소로 재생할 경우, 재생율은 높았으나 재생 시간이 길었으며 침적된 탄소가 완전히 제거되지 않았다. 산소로 재생할 경우에는 재생시간이 단축되었고 대부분의 침적된 탄소를 제거시킬 수 있었으나 반드시 환원과정이 뒤따라야 한다는 문제점이 있었다. 황에 완전히 피독된 촉매를 수소와 수증기만으로 재생 처리할 경우 활성의 회복을 기대할 수 없었으나, 산소가 포함된 재생처리에는 $650^{\circ}C$에서 활성이 60 %까지 회복되었으며, HCl이 첨가된 경우에는 특히 저온에서 활성이 45 %정도까지 회복되었다. 수증기는 촉매의 소결현상을 촉진시키나, 산소 또는 염소는 소결억제 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

Regeneration of Ni catalyst deactivated by carbon-deposition and sulfur-poisoning was studied. When a carbon-deposited catalyst was regenerated by hydrogen, the final recovery of catalytic activity for benzene hydrogenation was large but relatively long period of regeneration was required, and futhermore the deposited carbon could not be removed completely. In case of oxygen-treatment, the regeneration rate was high and the deposited carbon could be removed almost completely after a subsequent reduction treatment. When a sulfur-poisoned catalyst was regenerated by hydrogen and water vapor, the catalytic activity was not recovered. The regeneration treatment with oxygen at $650^{\circ}C$ recovered the catalytic activity up to 60 % of the initial value. When $Cl^-$ was added to oxygen, the activity was easily recovered to 45 % of the initial value even after treatment at $500^{\circ}C$. Sintering of the dispersed Ni particles was enhanced by water vapor but was hindered by oxygen and chlorine addition.