Abstract
A novel strategy has been applied for synthesis of bimodal mesoporous silica by ionic liquid [C16mim]2[W2O3(O2)4] as a single template as well as tungsten source to incorporate tungsten species onto mesoporous silica. The results show that the sample possesses short-range ordering dual-mesopores and the tungsten species are incorporated onto the mesoporous silicas matrix successfully. The material also turns out to be a robust catalyst for oxidative desulfurization without any organic solvents. Sulfur removal of dibenzothiophene could reach 100 % within 30 min when using 0.2W–SiO2 (mole ratio between W and Si is 0.2) as catalyst. Moreover, this catalyst could be recycled nine times with little decrease in activity.
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This work was financially supported by State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21276117, 21376111, 21376109), Six Big Talent Peak in Jiangsu province (JNHB-004), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20131207) and Postdoctoral Foundation of China (No. 2014M551516).
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Zhu, W., Gu, Q., Hu, J. et al. Fabrication of functional dual-mesoporous silicas by using peroxo-tungstate ionic liquid and their applications in oxidative desulfurization. J Porous Mater 22, 1227–1233 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-015-9999-4
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