@article {12456,
	title = {Desulfurization Process conciliating Heterogeneous Oxidation and liquid extraction: Organic Solvent or Centrifugation/Water?},
	journal = {Applied Catalysis A: General},
	year = {2017},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	publisher = {Elsevier},
	abstract = {<p>The present work presents a strategic oxidative desulfurization system able to efficiently operate under sustainable conditions, i.e. using an eco-friendly oxidant and without the need of extractive organic solvents. The catalytic performance of Eu(PW11O39)2@aptesSBA-15 was evaluated for the oxidative desulfurization of a multicomponent model diesel using a solvent-free or biphasic systems. The results reveal its remarkable desulfurization performance achieving complete desulfurization after just 2 h of reaction. Moreover, the composite has shown a high recycling ability without loss of catalytic activity for ten consecutive ODS cycles. Interestingly, under solvent-free conditions it was possible to maintain the desulfurization efficiency of the biphasic system while being able to avoid the use of harmful organic solvents. In this case, a successful extraction of oxidized sulfur compounds was found conciliating centrifugation and water as extraction solvent. Therefore, this work reports an important step towards the development of novel eco-sustainable desulfurization systems with high industrial interest.</p>
},
	isbn = {0926-860X},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X17302417},
	author = {Ribeiro, Susana O. and Nogueira, Lucie S. and Gago, Sandra and Almeida, Pedro L and Corvo, Marta C. and Baltazar de Castro and Granadeiro, Carlos M. and Balula, Salete S.}
}
