Radiation-induced desulfurization of Arabian crude oil and straight-run diesel

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Volume 80, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1289–1290
Radiation-induced desulfurization of Arabian crude oil and straight-run diesel
A.A. Basfar
abasfar@kacst.edu.sa  
K.A. Mohamed
Radiation Technology Center, Atomic Energy Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Researchers studied radiation-induced desulfurization of four types of Arabian crude oils and straight-run diesel (SRD) over the range of 10–200 kGy. Results reveal that gamma radiation processing at absorbed doses up to 200 kGy without further treatment is insufficient for desulfurization.
The combination of gamma-irradiation with other physical/chemical processes, on the other hand, may be capable of removing considerable levels of sulfur compounds in the investigated products. The technique of combined radiation/physical/chemical processes is under current investigation.
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