Research Article

Mathematical Modeling and Mechanism of VUV Photodegradation of H2S in the Absence of O2

Table 1

The chemical reaction of direct photolysis of H2S and the corresponding photolysis rate constants.

ReactionQuantum efficiencyLight absorptivity at 185 nm (L/mol·cm)Light absorptivity at 254 nm (L/mol·cm)Rate constant (L/mol·s)Reaction orderReferences

H2S + hv → H· + SH11004.661.96//[24]
HS· + hv → H· + S120.50//[24]
H· + H· → H2///2.498E + 102[25]
H2S + H· → H2 + SH///4.786E + 082[26]
H· + SH· → H2 + S///8.0E + 092[27]
SH· + SH· → S + H2S///8.368E + 92[28]