Journal
CHEM
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 2460-2471Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.06.001
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- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [52025133]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [JQ18005]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [22002003, 21808098]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2019QB025]
- Yantai Science and Technology Development Program [2019XDHZ106]
- Tencent Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE
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A sub-nanometer-thick cobalt hydroxide nanosheet hosting an atomic molybdenum catalyst is reported for efficient aerobic oxidation desulfurization. The catalyst activates the reaction at low temperature and achieves a turnover frequency two orders of magnitude higher than state-of-the-art catalysts.
Aerobic oxidation desulfurization (AODS) represents a carbon-neutral way to desulfurize petroleum distillates, yet it currently suffers from low efficiency and high temperature for the activation of triplet oxygen. Here, we report a sub-nanometer-thick cobalt hydroxide nanosheet that hosts an atomic molybdenum (Mo/Co(OH)(2)) catalyst for the efficient aerobic oxidation of thiophenic sulfides. The catalyst achieves a turnover frequency of two orders of magnitude over that of state-of-the-art multi-metallic oxide catalysts and activates the reaction at 60 degrees C. Coupling detailed characterizationswith theoretical calculations, we formulate a descriptor-the work function of hosting materials for this reaction, which well explains the host identity dependence of the corresponding catalytic performance. We achieve the complete AODS of real diesel at 80 degrees C under ambient pressure with negligible decay in consecutive reuses, highlighting the appealing industrial potential of our catalyst. Our findings provide fundamental and technological insights into implementing high-efficiency catalysts for the carbon-neutral AODS process.
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