Preparation of Co–Mo–O ultrathin nanosheets with outstanding catalytic performance in aerobic oxidative desulfurization

Abstract

In this study, ultrathin α-Co(OH)₂ nanosheets intercalated with molybdate were successfully synthesized using a one-step coprecipitation method, and the derived Co-Mo-O mixed metal oxides demonstrated outstanding catalytic performance in the aerobic oxidative desulfurization (AODS) of fuels using molecular oxygen (O₂) in air as the oxidizing agent.