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The Effect of the NbVOx Synthesis Protocol on the Extractive Catalytic Oxidative Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene
Katarzyna Stawicka1, Julia Gajewska1, Maria Ziolek1
1Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
Abstract:
NbVOx mixed oxides were synthesized, characterized, and evaluated as catalysts for the extractive catalytic oxidative desulfurization (ECODS) of dibenzothiophene (DBT) using acetonitrile as a solvent. The mixed oxides were prepared using two different vanadium precursors: ammonium metavanadate and vanadium(IV)-oxy acetylacetonate. These precursors influenced the acidic/basic properties and the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the resulting catalysts. The texture and surface properties of the synthesized materials were analyzed using nitrogen adsorption/desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis). Their catalytic activity was evaluated through the dehydration and dehydrogenation of 2-propanol and the ECODS of DBT. The mixed oxides synthesized with an excess of ammonium metavanadate (Nb:V = 1:2) demonstrated superior catalytic activity in removing DBT from the oil phase, achieving approximately 90% removal within 90 min at 60 °C. This enhanced activity is attributed to its higher acidity, greater concentration of oxygen vacancies, and the presence of vanadium peroxo ligands on its surface.
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