Hg Cap for Natural Gas, 10ID August 2011

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Log Book Reference

Notes

When grinding samples 34363-87A and 34363-87B for Cu ex situ EXAFS on tape, there was an occasional white pill (unsulfided) that was ground and mixed in with the sulfided pills.

Cu References

#

filename

description

Temp

Gas

EXAFS/XANES

Done

PIC

Cu Foil,

Foil from box

step 1

11Aug_Cu1.001-2

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

2 EXAFS

done

34185-38, CuS alfa aesar Lot K04U021

2 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu2.001-2

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

2 EXAFS

done

34363-76C, Cu2S Ref

4 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu3.003-4

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

2 EXAFS

done

34363-76D, Cu2S Ref

4 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu4.003-4

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

2 EXAFS

done

Hg References

#

filename

description

Temp

Gas

EXAFS/XANES

Done

PIC

Hg Foil, meta Cinnabar HgS Standard

Foil from box

step 1

11Aug_Hg1.002-3

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

2 EXAFS

done

Cu Ex Situ

#

filename

description

Temp

Gas

EXAFS/XANES

Done

PIC

34363-83A1, Spent Hg guard with ~1-2 wt% Hg produced from sulfidation of Old bridge malachite

12 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu5.003-6

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

4 EXAFS

done

34363-83B1, Spent Hg guard with ~1 wt% Hg produced from sulfidation of Old Bridge CuO

16 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu6.001-4

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

4 EXAFS

done

34363-87A, Sulfided copper carbonate adsorbent ~20 wt%S, CuS by XRD

8 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu9.001-004

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

4 EXAFS

done

34363-87B, Sulfided copper oxide adsorbent ~12 wt%S

8 layers on tape

step 1

11Aug_Cu10.002-5

As Received at RT in Air

RT

Air

4 EXAFS

done

Hg Ex Situ

#

filename

description

Temp

Gas

EXAFS/XANES

Done

PIC

34363-83A1, Spent Hg guard with ~1-2 wt% Hg produced from sulfidation of Old bridge malachite

149.8mg in 12.5mm Quartz holder

step 1

11Aug_Hg2.001-4

As Received

RT

Air

2 EXAFS data quality poor maybe fluor mode would work?

--

34363-83B1, Spent Hg guard with ~1 wt% Hg produced from sulfidation of Old Bridge CuO

150.9mg in 12.5mm Quartz holder

step 1

11Aug_Hg3.001

As Received

RT

Air

2 EXAFS data quality poor maybe fluor mode would work?

--

Cu/Hg in situ Sulfiding

#

filename

description

Temp

Gas

EXAFS/XANES

Done

PIC

34363-69E, Old Bridge, spot 1

13mg Sample/12mg BN, 1:1 BN, 10.5mg packed

use 4 barrel

34363-69D, Philotech, spot 2

13 mg Sample/12 mg BN, 1:1 BN 10mg packed

step 1

run @Cuedge.mx change reference foil to Cu

step 1

11Aug_Cu7.001

As Received at RT in He, spot 1

RT

100% He

1 XANES

done

step 1

11Aug_Cu8.001

As Received at RT in He, spot 2

RT

100% He

1 XANES

done

step 2

ramp to 150C at 3deg/min and dwell 145 min in 1000 ppm H2S/He (dwell ended no further changes in data)

step 2

purge with 1000ppm H2S/He at 100cc/min wait 5 min then start data collection and ramp

step 2

11Aug_Cu7.002-016

Sulfidation, spot1

RT to 150C

1000ppm H2S/He

xanes

done

step 2

11Aug_Cu8.002-016

Sulfidation, spot2

RT to 150C

1000ppm H2S/He

xanes

done

step 3

Cool to RT in 1000 ppm H2S/He

step 3

11Aug_Cu7.018-019

after sulfidation at RT in H2S/He, spot1

RT

1000ppm H2S/He

2 exafs

done

step 3

11Aug_Cu8.017-018

after sulfidation at RT in H2S/He, spot2

RT

1000ppm H2S/He

2 exafs

done

UOP/10ID.2011.08.NatGas (last edited 2011-08-22 19:01:10 by MeghanCharochak)