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Title: High surface area mesoporous tungsten oxide for fast, green oxidation of organosulfur compounds in crude oil

Abstract

Mesoporous, multi-valent tungsten oxide with high surface area (209 m2/g) is synthesized via a novel metal dissolution coupled with reverse micelle formation approach. Mesoporous tungsten oxide with highest surface area reported is obtained by this method. The material is used as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of organosulfur compounds present in crude oil. The complete oxidation of dibenzothiophene was observed with excellent yield (>99%) within 15 min at room temperature (20 °C). The catalyst is reusable up to 5 reaction cycles without losing significant activity. A green oxidant, H2O2 is used and the reaction mechanism involves the activation of peroxo species by W6+. The oxidation activity decreases in the order of DBT > 4,6-DMDBT > 1-BT due to the changes in the electronic environment of sulfur and steric effects.

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 [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
  2. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Inst. of Materials Science
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Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1775558
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1603746
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-86ER13622
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Materials Today
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 2352-9407
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Thalgaspitiya, Wimalika R.K., Kankanam Kapuge, Tharindu, He, Junkai, Rathnayake, Dinithi, and Suib, Steven L. High surface area mesoporous tungsten oxide for fast, green oxidation of organosulfur compounds in crude oil. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100616.
Thalgaspitiya, Wimalika R.K., Kankanam Kapuge, Tharindu, He, Junkai, Rathnayake, Dinithi, & Suib, Steven L. High surface area mesoporous tungsten oxide for fast, green oxidation of organosulfur compounds in crude oil. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100616
Thalgaspitiya, Wimalika R.K., Kankanam Kapuge, Tharindu, He, Junkai, Rathnayake, Dinithi, and Suib, Steven L. Sun . "High surface area mesoporous tungsten oxide for fast, green oxidation of organosulfur compounds in crude oil". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100616. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1775558.
@article{osti_1775558,
title = {High surface area mesoporous tungsten oxide for fast, green oxidation of organosulfur compounds in crude oil},
author = {Thalgaspitiya, Wimalika R.K. and Kankanam Kapuge, Tharindu and He, Junkai and Rathnayake, Dinithi and Suib, Steven L.},
abstractNote = {Mesoporous, multi-valent tungsten oxide with high surface area (209 m2/g) is synthesized via a novel metal dissolution coupled with reverse micelle formation approach. Mesoporous tungsten oxide with highest surface area reported is obtained by this method. The material is used as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of organosulfur compounds present in crude oil. The complete oxidation of dibenzothiophene was observed with excellent yield (>99%) within 15 min at room temperature (20 °C). The catalyst is reusable up to 5 reaction cycles without losing significant activity. A green oxidant, H2O2 is used and the reaction mechanism involves the activation of peroxo species by W6+. The oxidation activity decreases in the order of DBT > 4,6-DMDBT > 1-BT due to the changes in the electronic environment of sulfur and steric effects.},
doi = {10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100616},
journal = {Applied Materials Today},
number = ,
volume = 19,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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