An oxidative desulfurization method using ultrasound/Fenton's reagent for obtaining low and/or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel |
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Authors: | Yongchuan Dai Yutai Qi Dezhi Zhao Huicheng Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 115001, PR China;2. Department of Petroleum Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, PR China;3. Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals of SINOPEC Corp., Fushun 113001, PR China |
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Abstract: | The total development trend in the world is towards continuously lower of sulfur content as a quality standard of diesel fuels. Integrating of an oxidative desulfurization unit with a conventional hydrotreating unit can bring benefits to producing low and/or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels. Using the hydrotreated Middle East diesel fuel as a feedstock, four processes of the oxidative desulfurization have been studied: a hydrogen peroxide–acetic acid system and a Fenton's reagent system both without/with ultrasound. Results showed that the oxidative desulfurization reaction mechanics fitted apparent first-order kinetics. The addition of Fenton's reagent could enhance the oxidative desulfurization efficiency for diesel fuels and sono-oxidation treatment in combination with Fenton's reagent shows a good synergistic effect. Under our best operating condition for the oxidative desulfurization: temperature 313 K, ultrasonic power 200 W, ultrasonic frequency 28 kHz, Fe2+/H2O2 0.05 mol/mol, pH 2.10 in aqueous phase and reaction time 15 min, the sulfur content in the diesel fuels was decreased from 568.75 μg/g to 9.50 μg/g. |
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Keywords: | Ultrasound Diesel fuels Oxidative desulfurization Fenton's reagent Synergistic effect |
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