Adsorptive Desulfurization and Denitrogenation of Refinery Fuels Using Mesoporous Silica Adsorbents

Abstract

Adsorbed in what it's doing: Well-designed mesoporous silica adsorbents (see scheme) can contribute to the production of clean fuels through preferential adsorption of nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds from light gas oil and heavy catalytic naphtha in refinery streams. The adsorbent with Zr ions shows a higher adsorption capacity and affinity for sulfur compounds than its non-zirconia-containing counterpart. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2476/2008/z700011_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.