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Title: Kinetics and mechanism of desulfurization and denitrogenation of coal-derived liquids. Third quarterly report, December 20, 1975--March 20, 1976. [13 refs. ; dibenzothiophene; Ni-Mo/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Ni-W/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Ni-W/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-SiO/sub 2/; Co-Mo/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7336592· OSTI ID:7336592

The high-pressure liquid-phase flow microreactor is a unique reactor for obtaining quantitative kinetic data for catalytic hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation. The hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene involves formation of biphenyl as a primary reaction product without hydrogenation of the aromatic rings. The catalytic hydrodenitrogenation of quinoline involves rapid hydrogenation of the nitrogen-containing ring followed by cracking of the ring to produce an aniline which is slowly hydrodenitrogenated. The hydrodenitrogenation reactions follow first-order kinetics. The order of activity of five commercial hydrotreating catalysts for quinoline hydrodenitrogenation is (Ni--Mo/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/) > (Ni--W/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/) > (Ni--W/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/--SiO/sub 2/) > (Co--Mo/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/).

Research Organization:
Delaware Univ., Newark (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
DOE Contract Number:
E(49-18)-2028
OSTI ID:
7336592
Report Number(s):
FE-2028-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English