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Synthesis of WO3/mesoporous ZrO2 catalyst as a high-efficiency catalyst for catalytic oxidation of dibenzothiophene in diesel

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The catalyst of WO3 highly dispersed on mesoporous ZrO2 was prepared by hydrothermal treatment and calcination. Ionic liquid templates with different cations and various calcination temperatures were taken into account to investigate factors that affect the structure of the catalysts. Wide-angle XRD, Raman, low-angle XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption, SEM, EDS-mapping and TEM analyses were employed to characterize the composition, morphology and the dispersion of WO3. It was found that [C16H33N(CH3)3]4SiW12O40 and 700 °C were the optimal ionic liquid template and calcination temperature; the obtained catalyst, expressed as 700-C16-WO3/ZrO2, exhibited the best catalytic activity in oxidation desulfurization. Dibenzothiophene (DBT) in the model oil could be oxidized to DBT sulfone (DBTO2) completely, certified by GC-MS analysis, under optimum conditions. The oxidative desulfurization efficiencies of different substrates catalyze by 700-C16-WO3/ZrO2, and the cycle performance on the oxidation of DBT were studied.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21722604, 21646001, 21506080), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos. BK20150485, BK20170528), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M611727) and Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds (1701104B) and also by Student Research Project of Jiangsu University.

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    Suhang Xun & Caozheng Hou

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People’s Republic of China

    Hongping Li, Minqiang He, Ruliang Ma, Ming Zhang, Wenshuai Zhu & Huaming Li

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Xun, S., Hou, C., Li, H. et al. Synthesis of WO3/mesoporous ZrO2 catalyst as a high-efficiency catalyst for catalytic oxidation of dibenzothiophene in diesel. J Mater Sci 53, 15927–15938 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2720-7

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