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A novel concept for the improvement of the Ni–Mo/Al2O3-based nanocatalyst system: design and analysis

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A new Ni–Mo/Al2O3-based nano catalyst composition was developed and manufactured by a proprietary catalyst preparation technology for diesel hydrotreatment. The nanocatalyst has been performing commercially since September 2011, consistently producing ultra low-sulfur diesel of Euro-IV/V standards from a feedstock containing 1.75 wt% sulfur. In addition to lowering sulfur content, the catalyst also enhances cetane number and reduces boiling end-point to obtain diesel with better quality. The nanocatalyst was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to ascertain the electronic state of metal species. The morphological characterization of the nanocatalyst carried out by TEM revealed the presence of nano-sized MoS2 slab structures. The performance of the nanocatalyst is mainly attributed to MoS2 slabs with increased stacking which in turn are generated from the customized metal-sulfide precursors.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Zainuddin Abdul Manan and Dr. Gholamreza Zahedi from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for their valuable comments and critical discussions throughout the authors’ research. The authors would also like to acknowledge Dr. Mohammad R. Hajaligol from Philip Morris USA, Research Center and Prof. Dr. Leon Lefferts from University of Twente for their fruitful discussions in course of this research.

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Farsi, A., Mansouri, S.S. A novel concept for the improvement of the Ni–Mo/Al2O3-based nanocatalyst system: design and analysis. Res Chem Intermed 38, 1871–1879 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-012-0510-4

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