Influence of Oxygen-Containing Compounds on Conversion and Selectivity of Dibenzotiophene and Naphthaline on Bulk and Supplied Co(Ni)MoS2 Catalysts

Abstract

The supported CoMoS₂/Al₂O₃ and NiMoS₂/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by impregnating of alumina to incipient wetness with aqueous solutions of 12-molybdophosphoric heteropoly acid and nickel or cobalt citrates. A bulk Ref-MoS₂ catalyst was obtained by thermal decomposition of ammonium tetratiomolybdate. The synthesized catalysts were investigated by low temperature nitrogen adsorption and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The catalytic properties were studied in the dibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization and naphthalene hydrogenation in the presence of dodecanoic acid or guaiacol in a flow unit with a microreactor under hydrogen pressure. It was shown that the bulk catalyst Ref-MoS₂ has minimal sensitivity to dodecanoic acid and guaiacol during the combined hydrotreatment of dibenzothiophene and naphthalene. The effective adsorption constants of dodecanoic acid and guaiacol were calculated using the Langmuir—Hinshelwood model.