Photo-Oxidative Deulfurization Of Liquid Fuel By BiVO4/MXene Nanocomposite

Abstract

Some of catalysts have found their utility in improving the oil quality by eliminating sulfur, such catalysts have gained the remarkable consideration in photo oxidative desulfurization operation. In today's world, the environmental pollution has become a crucial subject along with the advancement in modern technology and industrialization. In this work, MXene was used as co-catalyst with bismuth vanadate catalyst for photo-oxidative desulfurization process. The catalyst was prepared through one pot hydrothermal method and they were distributed on support surface in a homogeneous manner. Their composition, shape and properties were verified through various characterization techniques like energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction technique and scanning electron microscopy. Optimization of multiple factors like the oxidizing reagent amount, quantity of catalyst used, and the temperature of reaction was done as they influence greatly on the efficacy of catalyst. A study of the kinetics of the photo-oxidative desulfurization reaction showed that it is a pseudo-first order. The outcomes figured out that by using support, the efficacy of catalyst had been increased by more than 95% and green fuel is obtained.