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Efficient and reusable iron-zinc oxide catalyst for oxidative desulfurization of model fuel


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Abdul Kadhim, Wafaa and Deraman, Mohd. Asyrak and Abdullah, Syamsul Bahari and Tajuddin, Saiful Nizam and Mohd.Yusoff, Mashitah and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin and Ab.Rahim, Mohd. Hasbi (2017) Efficient and reusable iron-zinc oxide catalyst for oxidative desulfurization of model fuel. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 5 (2). 1645 - 1656. ISSN 2213-3437; ESSN: 2213-2929

Abstract

In this study, Fe-ZnO catalyst synthesized via modified sol–gel technique with different Fe doping ratio (2, 3, and 5) wt% was explored for oxidative desulfurization (ODS) of model fuel. The sol-gel technique was adopted without the use of surfactants. The catalysts were characterized by several means of characterization techniques (TGA, XRD, FTIR, N2- physisorption, XPS, FESEM-EDX and NH3-TPD). The characterization results clearly showed that sol-gel technique is a suitable method to synthesize highly crystalline metal oxide materials with smaller particle size, higher surface area and tunable acidic properties. The ODS reaction conditions and Fe metal loading were found to influence the dibenzothiophene (DBT) removal efficiency. The catalytic ODS data showed that Fe-ZnO with 5 wt% of Fe catalyst is capable in total removal of DBT within shorter reaction time under mild reaction conditions in the presence of H2O2 as an oxidant. The catalyst is reusable for six consecutive cycles of reaction without regeneration steps and the characteristic of spent catalyst was confirmed with XRD and FTIR analysis. The close catalytic cycle involving H2O2 as an oxidant was shown through proposed mechanistic pathway.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.03.001
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Oxidative desulfurization; Fe-ZnO; Sol-gel; Fuel; Hydrogen peroxide
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2018 08:11
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2018 08:11
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1016/j.jece.2017.03.001
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61683
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