Desulfurization of Middle Distillates by Oxidation and Extraction Process

Autor: Luis Felipe Ramírez-Verduzco, María del C. Montiel-Pacheco, Rafael Mata-Díaz, José Luis García-Gutiérrez, Ricardo Saint Martín-Castañón, Florentino Murrieta-Guevara, María del Carmen Martínez-Guerrero
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Petroleum Science and Technology. 22:129-139
ISSN: 1532-2459
1091-6466
DOI: 10.1081/lft-120028528
Popis: In this work, we studied the desulfurization of Straight Run Gas Oil (SRGO) and diesel by selective oxidation and extraction of sulfur-containing compounds. The oxidation was carried out with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide at 30 wt% and acetic acid as catalyst. The extraction of the corresponding sulfones was performed with polar solvents (e.g., acetonitrile, methanol, 2-ethoxyethanol, and γ-butyrolactone). The SRGO has a sulfur content of 13,985 ppmw while diesel has 390 ppmw, the results showed sulfur removal to levels as low as 92 ppmw for diesel. From a consideration of the above results, a preliminary estimation of investment for a desulfuration process for hydrotreated diesel was done.
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