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The results showed that when the Cu loading was 5% by mass and the Fe loading was 3% by mass, the adsorbent exhibited optimal adsorption performance, with a breakthrough time of up to 36.5 h and a corresponding breakthrough sulfur capacity of 14.424 mg\/g. Further exploration of the conditions shows that the coexistence of O2 and H2O can significantly promote the adsorption of SO2, while reducing the space velocity is beneficial for prolonging the breakthrough time. In terms of regeneration stability, after two adsorption\u2013regeneration cycles, the adsorption activity of the adsorbent decreased to 72.7% of the fresh sample, and the deactivation was mainly attributed to the accumulation of sulfate species and the loss or aggregation of active components. By combining XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM and other characterization techniques, the structure\u2013activity relationship and deactivation mechanism of the adsorbent were analyzed. 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