Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Aqueous-phase catalytic hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis reactions of sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds in oil fractions

CATEGORY: DESULFURIZATION
Aqueous-phase catalytic hydrogenation
 and hydrogenolysis reactions of sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds in oil fractions

Type
Journal Article
Author
Daniel E. Páez
Author
Antida Andriollo
URL
Publication
Catalysis Today
Abstract
Reviews research related to the hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of nitrogen-containing and sulfur-containing heterocyclic aromatic organic compounds found in most oil fractions used to formulate fuels.
Researchers investigated thiophenes, benzothiophenes and quinoline as main components of heteroatom like S and N in fuels. Studies involved the use of organometallic species or compounds of ruthenium, rhodium and tungsten that are able to convert N and S aromatics in a two-phase immiscible medium, as it is the case for water or methanol and naphtha coming from Fluid Catalytic Cracking processes (FCC). Ruthenium species and compounds promoted hydrogenation of heteroaromatic rings in naphtha while rhodium complexes promoted hydrogenolysis. A tungsten hydrosoluble complex exhibited both hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis in an aqueous/organic medium, depending upon reaction conditions.

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