Desulfurization of transportation fuels by adsorption

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-150

  Hernández Maldonado, Arturo J ^a   Yang, Ralph T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Desulfurization; Dibenzothiophenes; Pi complexation; Transportation fuels; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; COMPLEXATION; DERIVATIVES; DESULFURIZATION; ION EXCHANGE; OLEFINS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZEOLITES;

DEIBENZOTHIOPHENES; OXYGENATES; PI-COMPLEXATION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS;

FUELS;

EID: 5744238609     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CR-200032697     Document Type: Review

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