Reduction of sulfur oxides emissions via adsorptive desulfurization of transportation fuels using novel silica-based adsorbent
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH(2021)
Abstract
Transportation fuels with high sulfur content are one of the primary contributors to air pollution because they emit massive quantities of sulfur oxides upon combustion. The emitted sulfur oxides undoubtedly contribute to global warming and climate change. Therefore, they should be minimized. The current study accurately describes a novel and direct synthetic pathway for the incorporation of sulfonic acid groups (-SO 3 H) into mesoporous silica surface. The structure of the prepared materials was confirmed using FTIR, SEM, BET, SA-XRD, TEM, and TGA techniques. The batch adsorption technique was used to carefully evaluate the adsorption efficiency of the prepared adsorbent towards dibenzothiophene (DBT). At optimal adsorption conditions, a maximum adsorption capacity of 75-mg DBT/g adsorbent was achieved. The desulfurization process fitted well to Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models. In addition, the desulfurization process was found to be a spontaneous and exothermic process. As a final point, the practical applicability of the prepared adsorbent, as well as its reusability, was properly investigated, and the results were promising.
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Key words
Desulfurization,Sulfur-containing compounds,DBT,SBA-15,Adsorption
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