PETROLEUM PROCESSING AND PETROCHEMICALS ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (7): 18-23.

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APPLICATION OF CATALYTIC OXIDATION METHOD IN DEEP DESULFURIZATION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

  

  • Received:2021-03-16 Revised:2021-03-08 Online:2021-07-12 Published:2021-06-30
  • Contact: Ming-Qing WU E-mail:wumq.ripp@sinopec.com

Abstract: The sulfur content of refined liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) often fails to meet the requirements of downstream users. Therefore, the study of high selective and deep desulfurization of LPG with H2O2 as oxidant under the specific catalyst was carried out. The most common residual sulfide in refined LPG was used to prepare model oil to explore the reaction conditions, and then the desulfurization test of refined C4 was carried out under the best conditions. The results show that when C is the catalyst, the reaction temperature is 35℃, the molar ratio of n(H2O2)/n(S) is 4, and the concentration of H2O2 is 30%, the desulfurization rate of the simulated oil can reach more than 98%. Under the same conditions, the desulfurization rate of refined C4 is only 50%, but after optimizing the mixing mode of H2O2, catalyst and refined C4, it is found that the desulfurization rate of refined C4 is close to 100%. In addition, the method has little effect on the hydrocarbon composition of hydrocarbon oil or refined C4, indicating that this method has higher selectivity for oxidative removal of sulfide, and is expected to be used for ultra deep desulfurization of LPG in the future.

Key words: LPG, H2O2, catalytic oxidation, desulfurization