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Formation of Co-Promoted MoS2 Fullerene-Like Nanostructures on SBA-15 as Effective Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst

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Cobalt-promoted MoS2 particles were synthesized on mesoporous SBA-15 and on a heteroatom (Al or Ti)-modified SBA-15 materials. The structural features of the materials were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption–desorption measurements, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of adsorbed NO, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The formation of very well dispersed MoO3 nanoparticles over the walls of the modified SBA-15 nanostructure leads after sulfidation to MoS2 nano-slabs with a characteristic bent morphology, mostly fullerene-like. Moreover, results show that addition of Ti or even more of Al to the SBA-15 matrix allows stabilizing more dispersed Co-promoted MoS2 particles inside the mesoporous network. Combined, the stabilization effect induced by Ti or Al enhancing dispersion and the formation of curved morphologies lead to superior catalytic properties regarding activity and selectivity during the hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene.

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CONACYT supported this work under Grant No. 155388 and SENER-CONACyT 117373, and PAPIIT project: IN 104714, the authors thanks the technical assistance of E. Aparicio and F. Ruiz.

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  1. Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico

    C. Suresh, L. Pérez Cabrera, J. N. Díaz de León, T. A. Zepeda, S. Fuentes & G. Alonso-Núñez

  2. Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

    C. Suresh

  3. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, PIDi, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile

    J. A. Aliaga

  4. Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de Lyon (IRCELYON), Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne, France

    G. Berhault

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Suresh, C., Cabrera, L.P., Aliaga, J.A. et al. Formation of Co-Promoted MoS2 Fullerene-Like Nanostructures on SBA-15 as Effective Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst. Catal Lett 147, 46–57 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-016-1936-x

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