Research Article

Tea Garden Lateritic Soil as a High-Temperature Desulfurization Sorbent: Effect of Oxygen on Regeneration Process

Table 2

Spectroscopic and surface area analyses of the lateritic soil under different regenerating operations.

Fresh soilAir regeneration1% O2 regeneration

BET surface area31.4 m2g−125.5 m2g−126.3 m2g−1

29Si NMRQ4: 0%Q4: 18.3%Q4: 14.6%
Q3: 87.6%Q3: 81.7%Q3: 85.4%

27Al NMRAl6: 82.4%Al6: 75.8%Al6: 78.3%
Al4: 17.6%Al4: 24.2%Al4: 21.7%

XRDSiO2SiO2SiO2
α-Fe2O3 (2θ = 33.2)α-Fe2O3 (2θ = 33.2)α-Fe2O3 (2θ = 33.2)

XPSFe2p (711 eV)Fe2p (711.3 eV)Fe2p (711.2 eV)
S2p (168.6 eV)