Suk Yong Jung

Improvement of H2S Sensing Properties of SnO2-Based Thick Film Gas Sensors Promoted with MoO3 and NiO

The effects of the SnO2 pore size and metal oxide promoters on the sensing properties of SnO2-based thick film gas sensors were investigated to improve the detection of very low H2S concentrations (<1 ppm). SnO2 sensors and SnO2-based thick-film gas sensors promoted with NiO, ZnO, MoO3, CuO or Fe2O3 were prepared, and their sensing properties were examined in a flow system. The SnO2 materials were prepared by calcining SnO2 at 600, 800, 1,000 and 1,200 °C to give materials identified as SnO2(600), SnO2(800), SnO2(1000), and SnO2(1200), respectively. The Sn(12)Mo5Ni3 sensor, which was prepared by physically mixing 5 wt% MoO3 (Mo5), 3 wt% NiO (Ni3) and SnO2(1200) with a large pore size of 312 nm, exhibited a high sensor response of approximately 75% for the detection of 1 ppm H2S at 350 °C with excellent recovery properties. Unlike the SnO2 sensors, its response was maintained during multiple cycles without deactivation. This was attributed to the promoter effect of MoO3. In particular, the Sn(12)Mo5Ni3 sensor developed in this study showed twice the response of the Sn(6)Mo5Ni3 sensor, which was prepared by SnO2(600) with the smaller pore size than SnO2(1200). The excellent sensor response and recovery properties of Sn(12)Mo5Ni3 are believed to be due to the combined promoter effects of MoO3 and NiO and the diffusion effect of H2S as a result of the large pore size of SnO2.

Effects of Textural Properties on the Response of a SnO2-Based Gas Sensor for the Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents

The sensing behavior of SnO2-based thick film gas sensors in a flow system in the presence of a very low concentration (ppb level) of chemical agent simulants such as acetonitrile, dipropylene glycol methyl ether (DPGME), dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), and dichloromethane (DCM) was investigated. Commercial SnO2 [SnO2(C)] and nano-SnO2 prepared by the precipitation method [SnO2(P)] were used to prepare the SnO2 sensor in this study. In the case of DCM and acetonitrile, the SnO2(P) sensor showed higher sensor response as compared with the SnO2(C) sensors. In the case of DMMP and DPGME, however, the SnO2(C) sensor showed higher responses than those of the SnO2(P) sensors. In particular, the response of the SnO2(P) sensor increased as the calcination temperature increased from 400 °C to 800 °C. These results can be explained by the fact that the response of the SnO2-based gas sensor depends on the textural properties of tin oxide and the molecular size of the chemical agent simulant in the detection of the simulant gases (0.1–0.5 ppm).

The Effect of HCl and H2O on the H2S Removing Capacities of Zn-Ti-based Desulfurization Sorbents Promoted by Cobalt and Nickel Oxide

The sulfur removing capacities of various Zn-Ti-based sorbents were investigated in the presence of H2O and HCl at high-(sulfidation, 650 °C; regeneration, 800 °C) and medium-(sulfidation, 480 °C; regeneration, 580 °C) temperature conditions. The H2O effect of all sorbents was not observed at high-temperature conditions. At mediumtemperature conditions, the reaction rate of ZT (Zn/Ti : 1.5) sorbent decreased with the level of H2O concentration, while modified (ZTC, ZTN) sorbents were not affected by the water vapor. HCl vapor resulted in the deactivation of ZT sorbent with a cycle number at high-temperature due to the production of ZnCl2 while the sulfur removing capacities of ZTC and ZTN sorbents were maintained during 4–5 cyclic tests. In the case of medium-temperature conditions, ZT sorbent was poisoned by HCl vapor while cobalt and nickel added to ZT sorbent played an important catalytic role to prevent from being poisoned by HCl due to providing heat, emitted when these additives quickly react with H2S even at medium-temperature conditions, to the sorbents

The adsorption properties of organic sulfur compounds on zeolite-based sorbents impregnated with rare-earth metals

Abstract Dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) are non-polar, stable, organic sulfur compounds found in liquefied petroleum gas, and their oxidation in the atmosphere results in the formation of tropospheric sulfur dioxide, which is subsequently converted into sulfuric acid, as the main factor of acid rain. In the present study, adsorption processes were devised based on the use of modified zeolite impregnated with rare-earth metals (Ce, La or Pr) for the adsorption of DMDS and DMS, and their sorption capacities were compared with that of commercial zeolite [Zeolite-Y, Ultra Stable Y(USY)]. The adsorption capacities of adsorbents were tested using a micro liquid flow reactor at room temperature. USY impregnated with cerium oxide (UC-10) had excellent DMDS and DMS adsorption capacities as compared with the other adsorbents tested. It was found that impregnation of USY with rare-earth metal such as Ce improved the sulfur adsorption capacity of zeolite. The form of the Ce promoter impregnated into USY was determined by FT-Raman spectroscopy. Adsorbents were characterized by X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, and BET and the results obtained are discussed.

The removal of the acetonitrile using activated carbon-based sorbent impregnated with sodium carbonate

To remove acetonitrile, various activated carbon (AC)-based sorbents impregnated with alkali or alkaline earth metal were tested in a fixed-bed quartz reactor at 30 °C. The AC-based sorbents impregnated with sodium (NaAC) showed more enhanced acetonitrile removal capacities than that of the pure AC sorbent despite a notable decrease in their surface areas and pore volumes. The NaAC-10 sorbent (with 10 wt% sodium carbonate) especially showed an excellent acetonitrile removal capacity (15mg CH3CN/g sorbent) and regeneration ability, which indicates that the alkali metal was the adsorption site of the acetonitrile.

P2.7.5 Sensing Properties of Nano Tin Oxide Gas Sensors for the Detection of NO2 of ppb Level

Sensing behaviors of tin oxide (SnO2)-based gas sensors prepared with various nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanochains, flower-like nanoparticles and nanowires were investigated for the detection of a very low concentration of NO2(ppb level). Various SnO2nanomaterials were prepared by the precipitation and thermal evaporation methods. A SnO2 thick film gas sensor fabricated by screen printing method showed a sensor response of about 20%. On the other hands, tin oxide nanowires (TNW) gas sensor synthesized by the thermal evaporation method showed a very high sensor response in the detection of a low concentration of NO2 at 0.1 ppm.