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Hydroprocessing of dibenzothiophene, phenothiazine, phenoxathiin, thianthrene, and thioxanthene on a sulfided NiO-MoO/sub 3//. gamma. -Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalyst

Journal Article · · J. Catal.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5262469

The hydroprocessing of phenothiazine, phenoxathiin, thianthrene, and thioxanthene was studied by a batch method at 340/sup 0/C and 70 bar H/sub 2/ over a sulfided NiO-MoO/sub 3//..gamma..-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalyst. The hydrodesulfurization (HDS) rate constants are similar to one another and about tenfold higher than that of dibenzothiophene. The presence of a second heteroatom or a methylene group does not play an important role on the removal of sulfur. The differences of reactivity could rather result from geometrical considerations in relation with the ease of adsorption on the catalyst surface. The cleavage patterns and reaction networks for the hydroprocessing of compounds dibenzothiophene, phenothiazine, phenoxathiin, thianthrene, and thioxanthene are discussed. The product distribution allows, in particular, an estimate to be made of the rates of hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis in HDS, hydrodenitrogenation (HDN), and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) processes.

Research Organization:
CNRS, Montpellier (France)
OSTI ID:
5262469
Journal Information:
J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 97:1; ISSN JCTLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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