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The fluid catalytic cracking is one of the main processes responsible for Sulfur emission in a refinery. Herein the effect of vanadium loading over an alumina previously modified with potassium was studied for sulfur mitigation. Vanadium is a key variable and even at very low amount all reaction steps involved in such process were improved.
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dos Santos, R.P., Guatiguaba, B., Herbst, M.H. et al. Vanadium–Potassium-Alumina Additives for SOx Removal in FCC: Effect of Vanadium Content. Catal Lett 145, 1382–1387 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-015-1548-x
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