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Kinetics of simultaneous hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation reactions using CoMoP/Al2O3 and NiMoP/Al2O3

Journal Article · · Chemical Engineering Science
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  1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  2. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
  3. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  4. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
  5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is a key reaction to achieve diesel production at the specified low sulfur levels and is highly affected by a competing reaction involving nitrogen removal through hydrodenitrogenation (HDN). This work evaluated kinetic parameters of simultaneous reactions of HDS of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and HDN of quinoline (Q) using CoMoP/Al2O3 and NiMoP/Al2O3 catalysts under operational conditions that allow a wide range of reagent conversions. Estimated parameters were evaluated using rigorous statistical 2 analysis. Good fits for the evaluated experimental data were provided by both power-law and Langmuir-Hinshelwood models. Further, turnover frequency values highlight adsorption and competition effects between nitrogen-containing compounds and sulfur-containing compounds. NiMoP catalyst showed higher hydrogenating power than CoMoP, with larger absolute value of the estimated adsorption enthalpy (-120 kJ.mol-1 for NiMoP and -75 kJ.mol-1 for CoMoP), suggesting strong adsorption of nitrogen compounds. A catalyst with more hydrogenating power is also more capable of performing both HDN and HDS reactions simultaneously.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
2284076
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2000087
Report Number(s):
BNL--225264-2024-JAAM
Journal Information:
Chemical Engineering Science, Journal Name: Chemical Engineering Science Vol. 275; ISSN 0009-2509
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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