Sono-oxidative desulfurization of fuels using heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts: A comprehensive review.

ABSTRACT: Recently, environmental pollution has increased significantly due to petroleum-based fuels widely used in vehicles. This environmental pollution is mainly due to the acidic SO₂ gas generated by the combustion of fuels and emitted into the atmosphere. SO₂ gas causes not only acid rain but also corrosion of metal parts of engines in vehicles. In addition, it functions as a catalyst poison in catalytic converters in exhaust system. Due to these damages, strict regulations have been introduced to reduce the amount of sulfur in fuels. As of 2005, the permissible amount of sulfur in diesel fuels in Europe and America has been limited to 10 and 15 ppm by weight, respectively. Due to the decreasing oil reserves in the world, high viscosity petroleums containing high sulfur an

SUBMITTER: Tugrul Albayrak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature