Oxidative Desulfurization of H2O by Molybdenum@Nickel Nanoparticles

Sulfur content of under ground waters and waste waters from the refinerys should be reduced significantly before consumption. One remarkable process is Oxidative DeSulfurization. Sulfur compounds of the water transform to sulfones and then get out of solution as a steam. In this work, core-shell Nickel-Molybden nanoparticles with sizes ranging from 55 to 100 nm were synthesized using successive reduction method and then, were deposited on γ-alumina support using wet impregnation method. This catalyst was characterized by UV-vis, SEM, EDS, TEM and XRD analysis. ODS of water was conducted using the catalyst along with Hydrogen Peroxide as oxidant. 91.2% of sulfur content ,was removed from the water after 4 h of reaction at 60°C. The order of mentioned reaction was changeable between 1.01 and 1.27 , the rate constant changeable between 0.021 and 0.05 min-1 on different temperatures.Catalyst’s ability at 60°C got reduced about 30%, after two times of washing.