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Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene using novel unsupported FeMoS catalysts prepared by in-situ activation from Fe (III)-containing thiomolybdate salts

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Unsupported, carbon-containing molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) and bimetallic iron-molybdenum sulfide (FeMoS) catalysts are obtained by in-situ decomposition of (a) ammonium thiomolybdate (ATM), (b) Fe(III)-containing ATM, (c) hexyltrimethylammonium thiomolybdate (HTMATM), and (d) Fe(III)-containing HTMATM, labeled Mo-1, Mo-2, Mo-3 and Mo-4 catalysts. Their activity and selectivity are tested in the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of dibenzothiophene (DBT). HDS activity of the novel bimetallic Mo-4 catalyst is nearly two times greater than that of the reference Mo-1 catalyst, with a less favorable selectivity towards hydrogenation products compared to the reference. Surface iron and carbon contents of the catalysts are found to affect their activity as follows; Mo-4 > Mo-3 ≈ Mo-1 > Mo-2.

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of Eloisa Aparicio Ceja (CNyN-UNAM) and R. Romero-Rivera for his valuable suggestions. We also acknowledge the support from the SENER-CONACYT 117373 project.

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This study was funded by Secretaría de Energía with Grant No. SENER-CONACYT 117373.

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Romero-Sánchez, L.B., Alonso-Núñez, G., Prieto-García, R. et al. Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene using novel unsupported FeMoS catalysts prepared by in-situ activation from Fe (III)-containing thiomolybdate salts. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 133, 1027–1044 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-02040-6

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