EVALUATION OF THE DESTRUCTION POTENTIAL OF Zr-DOPED TiO2NANOPARTICLES FOR THE ABATEMENT of H2S GAS

Abstract

Due to its toxicity, destruction of H2S gas has been an important topic of researchers. Many studies have been carried for investigating various techniques for the removal of this gas. One of those techniques is catalytic and photocatalytic destruction of H2S gas using various catalysts including TiO2 owing to its significant potential for degradation of various pollutants. This study investigates the destruction potential of Zr doped TiO2 for the abatement of H2S gas. The catalysts were characterized using different techniques like XRD, SEM, XRF. The catalytic experiments were performed using fixed bed catalyst system. The samples were analyzed using GC-MC technique and it was revealed that the Zr doping of TiO2 did not favour positively towards enhancing the H2S destruction potential as found in other studies.