Ionic liquids for thiols desulfurization: Experimental liquid-liquid equilibrium and COSMO-RS description

Fuel

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 314-329

  Ferreira, Ana R ^a,b   Freire, Mara G ^a   Ribeiro, Jorge C ^c   Lopes, Fernando M ^c   Crespo, João G ^b   Coutinho, João A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

^c Galp Energia   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbon; COSMO RS; Desulfurization; Ionic liquid; Liquid liquid equilibrium; Thiol

Indexed keywords

DESULFURIZATION; EXTRACTION; FUELS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONDUCTOR-LIKE SCREENING MODEL FOR REAL SOLVENTS; COSMO-RS; DE-SULFURIZATION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; LIQUID LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THIOL;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84897562071     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.03.020     Document Type: Article

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