Highly efficient hydrodesulfurization driven by an in-situ reconstruction of ammonium/amine intercalated MoS2 catalysts

Tianlan Yan; Yingshuai Jia; Kaige Hou; Zhuxin Gui; Wenbiao Zhang; Ke Du; Di Pan; He Li; Yanghao Shi; Lu Qi; Qingsheng Gao; Yahong Zhang; Yi Tang

iScience (Jun 2024)

Highly efficient hydrodesulfurization driven by an in-situ reconstruction of ammonium/amine intercalated MoS2 catalysts

Tianlan Yan,
Yingshuai Jia,
Kaige Hou,
Zhuxin Gui,
Wenbiao Zhang,
Ke Du,
Di Pan,
He Li,
Yanghao Shi,
Lu Qi,
Qingsheng Gao,
Yahong Zhang,
Yi Tang

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Tianlan Yan: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Yingshuai Jia: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Kaige Hou: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Zhuxin Gui: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Wenbiao Zhang: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China; College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China
Ke Du: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Di Pan: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
He Li: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Yanghao Shi: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China
Lu Qi: School of Petrochemical Engineering, and, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, P.R. China
Qingsheng Gao: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R. China; Corresponding author
Yahong Zhang: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
Yi Tang: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China; Corresponding author

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 6
p. 109824

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Summary: Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is a commonly used route for producing clean fuels in modern refinery. Herein, ammonium/amine-intercalated MoS2 catalysts with various content of 1T phase and S vacancies have been successfully synthesized. Along with the increment of 1T phase and S vacancies of MoS2, the initial reaction rate of the HDS of dibenzothiophene (DBT) can be improved from 0.09 to 0.55 μmol·gcat−1·s−1, accounting for a remarkable activity compared to the-state-of-the-art catalysts. In a combinatory study via the activity evaluation and catalysts characterization, we found that the intercalation species of MoS2 played a key role in generating more 1T phase and S vacancies through the ‘intercalation-deintercalation’ processes, and the hydrogenation and desulfurization of HDS can be significantly promoted by 1T phase and S vacancies on MoS2, respectively. This study provides a practically meaningful guidance for developing more advanced HDS catalysts by the intercalated MoS2-derived materials with an in-depth understanding of structure-function relationships.

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