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Comparative Activity of Ni–W and Co–Mo Sulfides Using Transition Metal Oxides as Precursors in HDS Reaction of DBT

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Unsupported catalysts based on nickel, cobalt, tungsten, and molybdenum were prepared by sulphurization of Ni, Co, W, and Mo oxides. All catalysts were tested in hydrodesulphurization of dibenzothiophene reaction. The best activity was attained with a sample based on W (5.64 × 1016 molecules/s m2). The best selectivity for biphenyl (70.14 %) was achieved with Ni17S18. Materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction and surface area measurements.

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Reaction network for hydrodesulphurization (HDS) of dibenzotiophene (DBT) by direct desulphurization pathway (DDS) and hydrogenating pathway (HYD) to produce biphenyl (BP) and cyclohexyl-benzene (CHB). nH2 = hydrogen excess at 3.378 MPa, dihydrodibenzotiophene (DHDBT), tetrahydrodibenzothiophene (THDBT), hexahydrodibenzothiophene (HHDBT), hydrogen sulphide (H2S). Ni17S18 as a yield of 12.03 % THDBT, 17.83 % CHB, and 70.14 % BP.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge financial support from PROMEP/103.5/03/1101, DGAPA-UNAM (grant IN-108908) and Conacyt (grant 2010-151551). We are very grateful to E. Aparicio, F. Ruiz, E. Flores, I. Gradilla, M. Sainz, J. Peralta, C. Ornelas and P. Riley (Peace Corps/Mexico) for technical assistance.

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    Juan Manuel Quintana-Melgoza

  2. Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN)-UNAM, Apdo.Postal 2681, 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico

    Gabriel Alonso-Nuñez, Donald Homero-Galván & Miguel Ávalos-Borja

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Quintana-Melgoza, J.M., Alonso-Nuñez, G., Homero-Galván, D. et al. Comparative Activity of Ni–W and Co–Mo Sulfides Using Transition Metal Oxides as Precursors in HDS Reaction of DBT. Catal Lett 142, 1082–1088 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-012-0860-y

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