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Oxidative-Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel by Dimethyl Sulfoxide and ZnCl2 Based Ionic Liquid

  • Sudeep Singh , Vimal Chandra Srivastava EMAIL logo and Sanjay Gautam
Published/Copyright: April 11, 2015
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 14 Issue 1

Abstract

In this study, oxidative-extractive desulfurization (OEDS) of liquid fuel has been studied using an ionic liquid prepared by coordination of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with ZnCl2. Synthetic model liquid fuel was prepared by dissolving dibenzothiophene (DBT) in iso-octane. In addition, actual diesel was also tested for total sulfur removal. Oxidation in the OEDS process was achieved by adding hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid to the mixture. Different parameters such as oil to ionic liquid ratio, oxidant to sulfur ratio and temperature were optimized. Kinetic study was performed at different temperatures so as to calculate the reaction rate constants. Optimized conditions were also tested for their applicability on actual diesel. At the optimized conditions (oxidant to sulfur ratio = 6, oil to ionic liquid ratio = 3 and temperature = 30°C), 78% sulfur removal was observed from model oil (initial sulfur concentration = 1,000 mg/L) and 65% sulfur removal was observed for actual diesel oil (initial sulfur concentration = 140 mg/L).

Keywords: oxidation-extraction desulfurization; ionic liquid; dimethyl sulfoxide; dibenzothiophene

Funding statement: Funding: Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (Grant Number SP/YSP/75/2012/1875).

Acknowledgment

One of the authors, VCS, is thankful to Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for providing Financial Grants to undertake this project.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0026
Keywords for this article
oxidation-extraction desulfurization; ionic liquid; dimethyl sulfoxide; dibenzothiophene

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