| Abstract: | The polycrystalline phase WO_3/g-C_3N_4 was synthesized under stirring using tungstenic acid(H_2WO_4) and graphitic carbon nitride(g-C_3N_4) as raw materials. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis(BET). The polycrystalline phase WO_3/g-C_3N_4 was determined by XRD technique. The oxidative desulfurization process was investigated using WO_3/g-C_3N_4 as the catalyst, 30% hydrogen peroxide(H202) as the oxidant, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate(bmim]BF4) ionic liquids(ILs) as the extractant. The operating conditions, including H_2WO_4 amount, IL dose, H_2 O_2 volume, temperature, catalyst dosage, and types of sulfur compounds,were systematically researched. The desulfurization rate could reach 98.46% for removing dibenzothiophene(DBT) from the model oil under optimal reaction conditions. In addition, the catalytic activity was slightly decreased after five recycles of catalysts. The reaction kinetics analysis shows that the oxidative desulfurization system was in accord with the first-order reaction kinetics equation. The mechanism of oxidative desulfurization was proposed. |
