화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.20, No.6, 4054-4058, November, 2014
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.01.004  Export Citation
Synthesis, characterization and operation of a functionalized multi-walled CNT supported MnOx nanocatalyst for deep oxidative desulfurization of sour petroleum fractions
Neda Mohammadi Memana, Mahnaz Pourkhalil1, Alimorad Rashidi1, and Bahman ZareNezhad†
  • School of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Semnan University, P.O. Box 35195-363, Semnan, Iran
  • 1Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of the Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
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In order to meet the approved sulfur emission standards, it is necessary to develop alternative methods for deep desulfurization of fuels and sour petroleum fractions. In this work a functionalized multi-walled CNT supported MnOx nanocatalyst (MnOx/FMWNT) has been synthesized and its performance to enhance the efficiency of oxidative desulfurization (ODS) process for deep desulfurization of sour naphtha has been investigated. The synthesized MnOx/FMWNT heterogeneous nanocatalyst shows excellent performance regarding the oxidation of sulfur impurities in naphtha petroleum cut to corresponding sulfones. The synthesized catalyst is characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) methods. The performance test of the synthesized nanocatalyst at 25 ℃ and atmospheric pressure indicates a sulfur removal efficiency of 99.85% within 30 min. The proposed ODS technique allows a substantial cost reduction as compared to existing energy intensive desulfurization processes and can be used for establishing the new large scale catalytic reactors for deep desulfurization of petroleum fractions.
Keywords:Oxidative desulfurization;Nanocatalyst;Environmental;Sour;Petroleum fraction
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