Spent sulfidic caustic (SSC) from petrochemical and other chemical industries usually contains high concentrations of sulfur ion (S2−) and caustic soda (NaOH), which requires effective treatment. Here a CoPcSA/CaAl-LDHs catalyst was successfully synthesized by using a facile one-pot approach for loading cobalt phthalocyanine tetrasulfonamide (CoPcSA) on Ca–Al hydrotalcites (CaAl-LDHs). The material characterization included powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Results
The effect of various parameters such as reaction temperature, catalyst dosage and aeration rate on the catalytic activity was investigated and optimized to be 75 °C, 1.5 mmol L−1 and 2.5 L min−1, respectively. CoPcSA/CaAl-LDHs shows very high catalytic efficiency for S2− removal: a 95.0% S2− removal can be achieved at extremely high concentration of S2− (24 000 mg L−1). In addition, the catalyst exhibits high stability and reusability even after 8 cycles of reuse.
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