This invention discloses a hydrophobic and oleophobic silver-
copper oxide SBA-15 mercury removal agent with a shell-like structure inspired by the
skin of a snapdragon, its preparation method, and its applications, belonging to the field of mercury removal agent preparation technology. The method includes: using SBA-15 mesoporous
molecular sieve as a carrier, employing a preparation strategy of first constructing a biomimetic superhydrophobic and oleophobic surface, and then confining and loading Ag-CuO; the outer surface of the mesoporous
molecular sieve has a snapdragon-like micro / nano
composite structure constructed through chemical
etching and modified with a fluoroalkylsilane hydrophobic and oleophobic layer; Ag and CuO are confined and loaded within the mesoporous channels, where Ag provides amalgamation mercury removal activity, and CuO preferentially reacts with H2S to protect Ag from
sulfur poisoning and provides additional mercury-loving sites for synergistic mercury removal. The mercury removal agent of this invention exhibits high mercury removal capacity, high wet gas efficiency, and excellent regenerability under
sulfur-containing wet gas conditions. It demonstrates high capacity,
high selectivity, and good regeneration stability in
natural gas wet mercury removal, showing broad industrial application prospects.