Selective adsorption of thiophenic compounds from fuel over TiO2/SiO2 under UV-irradiation.

This study investigates selective adsorption of thiophenic compounds from fuel over TiO2/SiO2 under UV-irradiation. The TiO2/SiO2 adsorbents were prepared and then characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Adsorption isotherms, selectivity and kinetics of TiO2/SiO2 were measured in a UV built-in batch reactor.

Palladium-catalyzed ortho-functionalization of azoarenes with aryl acylperoxides.

With the aid of an azo directing group, Pd-catalyzed ortho-sp(2) C-H bond activation/functionalization of azoarenes with aryl acyl peroxides has been explored. This transformation provides easy access to regioselectively introducing acyloxyl and aryl groups into azoarenes by simply changing the reaction temperature and solvent.

A combined experimental/computational study on the adsorption of organosulfur compounds over metal-organic frameworks from fuels.

This work investigates the adsorption of organosulfur compounds in model fuels over metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using a combined experimental/computational approach. Adsorption isotherms of three MOFs, MIL-101(Cr), MIL-100(Fe), and Cu-BTC, follow the Langmuir isotherm models, and Cu-BTC shows the highest adsorption capacity for both dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (4,6-DMDBT), ascribing to the highest density of adsorption sites and fairly strong adsorption sites on Cu-BTC. Experimental results show adsorption selectivity of various compounds in model fuels follows the order of quinoline (Qu) > indole (In) > DBT > 4,6-DMDBT > naphthalene (Nap), which is consistent with the order of calculated binding energies.