Oxidative Desulfurization of Diesel Fuel with Hydrogen Peroxide Using Na2WO4 s Catalyst

Oxidative desulfurization was performed on Na2WO4 catalyst in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid under mild reaction conditions (atmospheric pressure and temperature range of 293-343 K). Different organic com-pounds including benzothiophene (BT), dibenzothiophene (DBT), 4, 6-dimethyl dibenzothiophene (4, 6-DMDBT) were used to investigate the reactivity of this catalyst, and the effect of various parameters, such as temperature, solvents and the amount of oxidant reagent used in oxidative desulfurization reaction, was also examined. The results showed that the Na2WO4-H2O2 system was very effective for oxidative desulfurization, and the oxidation of BT, DBT and 4, 6-DMDBT was influ-enced by different parameters.