Assessment of the Oxidative Desulfurization of Middle Distillate Surrogate Fuels with Spectroscopic Techniques

Table 2

Sulfur compounds, solvent to feed ratio, and sulfur content of the oxidized and extracted products using acetonitrile and methanol.

Sulfur compound	Sulfur content (% w/w) (after oxidation)	Solvent to feed ratio	Acetonitrile		Methanol
			Yield (% w/w)	Sulfur content (% w/w)	Yield (% w/w)	Sulfur content (% w/w)
1-dodecanethiol	0.340	1.0	94	0.300	99	0.307
		2.0	92	0.276	98	0.288
Ν-butyl sulfide	0.027	1.0	99	0.006	99	0.006
		2.0	94	0.006	97	0.007
Tert-butyl disulfide	0.225	1.0	95	0.152	96	0.156
		2.0	92	0.135	97	0.136
Benzothiophene	0.019	1.0	95	0.005	99	0.006
		1.5	94	0.006	98	0.006
		2.0	92	0.005	97	0.005
Dibenzothiophene	0.005	1.0	99	0.002	99	0.003
		2.0	98	0.001	96	0.002