Operating Parameters Effect on Adsorptive Desulphurisation Process of Diesel Oil

Md Firoz Kalam1      Wilfried Schütz*2      

* Corresponding author

1

University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, An der Karlstadt 8, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany, Department of Process Engineering and Energy Technology

2

University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, An der Karlstadt 8, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany, Department of Process Engineering and Energy Technology, e-mail: wschuetz@hs-bremerhaven.de

Abstract: 

The vision of this research was to investigate the removal of thiophene sulphur compounds from high sulphur content (1.3%) diesel oil by adsorptive desulphurisation process using powdered activated carbon. The adsorptive desulphurisation process was performed under three different operating conditions such as amounts of activated carbon (g), treatment temperatures (°C) and stirring time (minutes). Results showed that these operating parameters influence the removal of sulphur compounds from diesel oil. The maximum desulphurisation obtained was 76.16%.

Keywords: 
Desulphurisation, Diesel Oil, Adsorption, Activated Carbon (AC).
Issue: 
Pages: 
41
47
Accepted: 
18.07.2018
Published: 
18.12.2018
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Wilfried Schütz

Citation pattern: Kalam M., Schütz W., Operating Parameters Effect on Adsorptive Desulphurisation Process of Diesel Oil, Scientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University, No. 106, pp. 41-47, 2018

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