“Acceptance of the 863” Sulfur-Resistant Shift Catalyst Project

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“Acceptance Test for the “863” Sulfur-Resistant Shift Catalyst Project Author/Source: China Chemical Industry News Date: May 24, 2018 Clicks: 147 The technological achievement has been applied in nearly 20 enterprises. **The “863” Program project – Key Technologies and Applications for the Industrialization of High-Efficiency Rare Earth-Modified Nanoscale Sulfur-Resistant Shift Catalysts and Purifiers – recently passed the acceptance test organized by the High-Tech Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology in Shenyang. The acceptance expert group believed that the project had exceeded the specified assessment goals and technical indicators, giving full recognition to the research and development achievements as well as the practical benefits resulting from it; it also recommended accelerating the large-scale deployment of these catalysts and purification agents. 　　This project is a major task under the \"Advanced Rare Earth Materials Preparation and Application Technologies (Phase II)\\" initiative in the field of new materials technology within the 12th Five-Year Plan’s 863 Program. It is led by Fuzhou University, with the participation of Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection New Materials Co., Ltd., Xiamen University, and Hualu Hengsheng, among others. 　　According to Jiang Lilong, director of the Fertilizer Catalyst **Engineering Research Center at Fuzhou University, the new type of high-efficiency sulfur-resistant shift catalyst developed in this project offers significant advantages in terms of reducing energy consumption, increasing production capacity, and minimizing wastewater emissions. Moreover, due to the significantly extended lifespan of the catalyst, it also helps to greatly reduce the operating costs of the facilities. 　　“The research and development efforts related to this project resulted in 18 pieces of intellectual property. It won the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in 2017; in addition, we were involved in formulating 4 industry standards. ”Zhao Wentao, head of the Tri-Poly Environmental Protection Technology Development Department, explained that in terms of industrialization, high-efficiency sulfur-resistant shift catalysts and purification agents have been adopted by nearly 20 enterprises across the country that are involved in coal-based ammonia production, coal-based methanol production, methanol production from coke oven gas, and LNG production from coke oven gas, yielding significant economic and social benefits. 　　High-pressure sulfur-resistant shift catalysts are the key catalysts for the efficient conversion and value-added utilization of low-quality coal and high-sulfur petroleum coke. Although some domestic companies have mastered the technology for producing such catalysts, those produced have poor water resistance, tend to become deactivated easily, and are prone to overheating, which has led to the high-end market for sulfur-resistant shift catalysts in China being monopolized by foreign technology companies for a long time. 　　Since 2012, Sanju Environmental Protection and the Fertilizer Catalyst Research Center have been collaborating on the research and development of high-pressure sulfur-resistant shift catalysts as well as the industrialization technologies related to them, focusing on issues such as the efficient utilization and conversion of high-concentration carbon monoxide. Leveraging the unique properties of rare earths, the R&D team has achieved a series of innovative results in areas such as rare earth-modified magnesium-alumina spinel carriers, various rare earth-modified sulfur-tolerant shift catalysts and purifiers, as well as hydrogen production technologies and industrial applications based on high-performance sulfur-tolerant shift catalysts and purifiers. They have enabled the large-scale production of magnesium-alumina spinel carriers with high specific surface area and excellent water resistance at low temperatures. They have invented a series of sulfur-tolerant shift catalysts whose conversion efficiency can be adjusted, along with new green production processes. Additionally, they have developed a complete set of technologies for high-concentration carbon monoxide shift hydrogen production that features easy catalyst installation and safe, controllable operation.