Assessment of a three step process using tungsten catalyzed hydrogen peroxide-based oxidative desulfurization for commercial diesel fuels

A current overview of the oxidative desulfurization of fuels utilizing heat and solar light: from materials design to catalysis for clean energy

“…To date, impressive progress and outcomes have been gained by adopting the thermal-driven ODS process with a variety of catalysts to desulfurize fuels. Generally, the application of a heterogeneous catalyst in thermal-driven ODS is more favorable than a homogenous catalyst such as acetic acid 55 and phosphotungstic acid 56,57 due to the remarkable trait of easing the downstream separation process, which reduces the overall capital expenditure for the ODS process. Even so, homogeneous catalysts cannot be neglected completely as they can constitute an extensive mass transfer phase for the ODS reaction, thereby accelerating the rate of reaction.…”