Abstract:
In this work, the effects of O
2 and SO
2 on gaseous As
2O
3 adsorption over W-Cu/γ-Al
2O
3 catalyst were investigated through adsorption experiment and density functional theory (DFT) method. Experimental results show that the As
2O
3 adsorption is facilitated by O
2, and intensified with the increasing concentrations of SO
2. However, it is slightly weakened with the SO
2 concentration of 2.0×10
−3. The As
2O
3 adsorption on W-Cu/γ-Al
2O
3 surface with adsorbed gas constituents was calculated by DFT simulation to reveal the effect mechanism. The promoting effect of O
2 on arsenic adsorption is attributed to the formation of adsorbed oxygen. The pre-adsorbed O atom significantly enhances the adsorption activities of adjacent atoms, and the pre-adsorbed O
2 molecule provides the active sites for As
2O
3 adsorption. When SO
2 is introduced, the
\rmSO^2- _4 and
\rmHSO^-_4 are formed, which change the potential field of substrate surface, and further enhance the As
2O
3 adsorption. However, the competitive adsorption between SO
2 with As
2O
3 is strengthened with increasing SO
2 concentration, and it is the reason for the decreasing trend of As
2O
3 adsorption with high concentrations of SO
2.