Nanowire-based hydrodesulfurization catalysts for hydrocarbon fuels
The present development is a metal particle coated nanowire catalyst for use in the hydrodesulfurization of fuels and a process for the production of the catalyst. The catalyst comprises titanium(IV) oxide nanowires wherein the nanowires are produced by exposure of a TiO2—KOH paste to microwave radiation. Metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, or a combination thereof, are impregnated on the metal oxide nanowire surface. The metal impregnated nanowires are sulfided to produce catalytically-active metal particles on the surface of the nanowires The catalysts of the present invention are intended for use in the removal of thiophenic sulfur from liquid fuels through a hydrodesulfurization (HDS) process in a fixed bed reactor. The presence of nanowires improves the HDS activity and reduces the sintering effect, therefore, the sulfur removal efficiency increases.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Energy Materials, LLC, Louisville, KY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0015808
- Assignee:
- Advanced Energy Materials, LLC (Louisville, KY)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,306,261
- Application Number:
- 16/841,401
- OSTI ID:
- 1892840
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/06/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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