Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents and Solvents
2.2. Characterization Methods and Instrumentation
2.3. [BPy]3 Salts Preparation
2.4. Simultaneous Desulfurization and Denitrogenation Processes (ODS/ODN)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Catalysts Synthesis and Characterization
3.2. ODS/ODN Catalytic Studies
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Silva, D.F.; Viana, A.M.; Mirante, F.; de Castro, B.; Cunha-Silva, L.; Balula, S.S. Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System. Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2, 382-391. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/suschem2020022
Silva DF, Viana AM, Mirante F, de Castro B, Cunha-Silva L, Balula SS. Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System. Sustainable Chemistry. 2021; 2(2):382-391. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/suschem2020022
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilva, Dinis F., Alexandre M. Viana, Fátima Mirante, Baltazar de Castro, Luís Cunha-Silva, and Salete S. Balula. 2021. "Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System" Sustainable Chemistry 2, no. 2: 382-391. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/suschem2020022