• 文献标题:   Development of reduced graphene oxide-supported novel hybrid nanomaterials (Bi2WO6@rGO and Cu-WO4@rGO) for green and efficient oxidative desulfurization of model fuel oil for environmental depollution
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RIAZ A, SAEED M, MUNIR M, INTISAR A, HAIDER S, TARIQ S, HUSSAIN N, KOUSAR R, BILAL M
  • 作者关键词:   environmental pollution, dibenzothiophene, oxidative desulfurization, hybrid nanomaterial, model fuel, kinetic, thermodynamic, reusability
  • 出版物名称:   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   0013-9351 EI 1096-0953
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  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.envres.2022.113160 EA MAR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

For the first time, two new kinds of inorganic-organic hybrid nanomaterials (Bi2WO6@rGO and Cu-WO4@rGO) were fabricated by simple hydrothermal treatment and employed for green and efficient oxidative desulfurization of real fuel. The characterization of newly synthesized nanocomposites was performed by SEM, EDX, P-XRD, FT-IR and TGA. SEM and XRD analyses revealed well decoration of dopants (Cu-WO4 and Bi-WO3) on the surface of rGO with a crystallite size of < 50 nm. The catalytic activity of both nanocatalysts was examined for model (dibenzothiophene) and real fuel (kerosene and diesel) by oxidative desulfurization route. Experimental findings revealed a high efficiency of over 90% under optimal reaction conditions of 0.1 g catalyst, 1 mL of oxidant, and 100 mg/L after 120 min at 30 degrees C. The major factors affecting desulfurization efficiency (time, temperature, catalyst amount, dibenzothiophene (DBT) concentration and amount of oxidant) and kinetic studies were described. The DBT removal via oxidative desulfurization followed pseudo first-order kinetics with an activation energy of 14.57 and 16.91 kJ/mol for Cu-WO4@rGO and Bi2WO6@rGO, respectively. The prepared catalysts showed promising reusability for the ODS process up to 5 times with no significant decrease in efficiency. In conclusion, the findings confirm the robustness of newly prepared nanocomposite for efficient production of sulfur-free oil.