Abstract
The paper presents an investigation of the deuterodesulfurization (DDS) of thiophene and 2,5 dihydrothiophene using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectral analysis. The results indicate that a mechanism for thiophene hydrodesulfurization (HDS) over PbMo6S8 must account for a maximum of 3.2 deuterium atoms being incorporated into 1,3-butadiene. Other mechanisms which predict fewer than 3.2 deuteriums in each 1,3-butadiene molecule are consistent with the results of this study, assuming that there is an exchange step which increases the overall deuterium content and yield the observed distribution of deuterated butadiene.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 553-562 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Aug 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 208th National Meeting, American Chemical Society - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Aug 21 1994 → Aug 26 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fuel Technology