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Hierarchical TS-1 zeolite as an efficient catalyst for oxidative desulphurization of hydrocarbon fractions

CATEGORY: ZEOLITES 
Hierarchical TS-1 zeolite
 as an efficient catalyst for oxidative desulphurization of hydrocarbon fractions

Type
Journal Article
Author
D. P. Serrano
Author
R. Sanz
Author
P. Pizarro
Author
I. Moreno
Author
S. Medina
URL
Series
7th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2012), Lyon, France
Volume
146
Pages
35-42
Publication
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Date
March 2014
Abstract
Reports a study of the catalytic oxidative desulphurization (ODS) of S-containing aromatic compounds over a hierarchical TS-1 zeolite prepared from silanized protozeolitic units, characterized by having, beyond the zeolitic micropores, a secondary porosity within the supermicro/mesopore region.
Researchers used a standard TS-1 sample as reference catalyst. They examined the influence of both the solvent and the oxidizing agent using dibenzothiophene (DBT) as model substrate. In each case, the catalytic activity exhibited by the hierarchical TS-1 was much higher than that obtained with the conventional TS-1 as a consequence of the improved accessibility caused by the presence of the secondary porosity. A very high desulphurization activity was obtained with the combination of heptane and TBHP, as solvent and oxidant, respectively, leading to an almost total DBT conversion. Researchers attribute this fact to the full miscibility of the oxidant solution in the organic reaction medium.

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