Desulfurization of transportation fuels targeting at removal of thiophene/benzothiophene

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 749-755

  Dai, Wei ^a   Zhou, Yaping ^a   Wang, Shengqiang ^a   Su, Wei ^a   Sun, Yan ^a   Zhou, Li ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon pores; Characteristic reaction; Desulfurization; Thiophene benzothiophene; Transportation fuel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADDITION REACTIONS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; DESULFURIZATION; DIESEL FUELS; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; DEEP DESULFURIZATION; DIFFERENT TYPES; ELSEVIER (CO); HYDROCARBON COMPONENTS; NEW METHODS; OCTANE NUMBERS; OXIDATION TREATMENTS; PORE SPACES; REACTION PRODUCTS; THIOPHENIC COMPOUNDS; TOTAL SULFUR (TS); TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

FUELS;

EID: 47549092006     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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