Optimization of extractive desulfurization of Malaysian diesel fuel using response surface methodology/Box.Behnken design

Wan Nur Aini Wan Mokhtar; Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar; Rusmidah Ali; Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.30, 274-280, October, 2015

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2015.05.033 Export Citation

Optimization of extractive desulfurization of Malaysian diesel fuel using response surface methodology/Box.Behnken design

Wan Nur Aini Wan Mokhtar, Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar^†, Rusmidah Ali, and Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir¹

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
¹Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

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Systematic experiments were conducted to investigate the most appropriate extraction conditions for sulfur reduction. Initial extraction studies showed that DMF was the most potentially effective solvent. The influence of DMF to diesel ratios, extraction times and temperatures, addition of co-solvent, solvent mixtures, double extractions were explored. The use of co-solvent and solvent mixtures showed poor efficiencies of sulfur removal. A two-stage extraction with ratio of 1:1 (DMF/Diesel) was successfully removed over 88.0% of sulfur in diesel. Under Box.Behnken design, the model showed that maximum extraction ability was observed at 30 °C, 30 min and 1.0 of DMF/diesel ratio to achieved 67.5%.

Keywords:Extractive desulfurization;Dimethylformamide;Low sulfur diesel;Box-Behnken design

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[2] Zhao Y, Wang R, Pet. Coal, 55, 62 (2013)

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