Facile Creating a Hierarchical and Hydrophobic Fe-Co/LZSM-5 Catalyst for the Oxidative Desulfurization Process

Lisa Adhani; Bambang Heru Susanto; Mohammad Nasikin

doi:10.22146/ijc.95267

Facile Creating a Hierarchical and Hydrophobic Fe-Co/LZSM-5 Catalyst for the Oxidative Desulfurization Process

https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.95267

Lisa Adhani⁽¹⁾, Bambang Heru Susanto⁽²⁾, Mohammad Nasikin^(3*)

(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Indro S, Depok 16424, Indonesia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya, Jl. Harsono RM No. 67, Jakarta Selatan 12550, Indonesia
(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Indro S, Depok 16424, Indonesia
(3) Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Indro S, Depok 16424, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This research involved top-down dealumination and steam treatment methods to design the hierarchical pores of ZSM-5, which is then wet-impregnated with a Fe-Co. This method overcomes the steric barrier that hinders the oxidative desulfurization (ODS) process and makes the catalyst hydrophobic, thereby allowing it to overcome the biphasic hindrance caused by the difference in polarity between the fuel oil and the oxidant. Characterization of the catalyst's properties based on BET and BJH, XRF, and contact angle, as well as testing its performance on DBT model oil in n-hexadecane and Indonesian commercial diesel were conducted. Simulation of the reaction energy profile using density functional theory calculations was also carried out to deepen insight into the mechanism of the reaction. Results of this study show that the catalyst has excellent catalytic reactivity in the long-chain hydrocarbon ODS process, with a TOF number of 183 h⁻¹.

Keywords

hierarchical; hydrophobic; biphasic; steric; dealumination

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.95267