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Removal of mercaptans from gas–oil using synthesised anatase form of TiO 2 nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Karimi Mehdi,
SeyedeynAzad Fakhry,
Abedi Jalal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.21816
Subject(s) - anatase , photocatalysis , titanium dioxide , nanoparticle , materials science , chemical engineering , titanium , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , catalysis , metallurgy , engineering
Abstract High purity titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles were synthesised via a modified sol–gel method using titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP). XRD analysis showed that the synthesised product was TiO 2 powder in anatase form. The sample possessed a relatively high surface area of 75.64 m 2 /g. The typical TEM images suggested that the crystalline phase product was composed of fine particles with dimensions between 17 and 20 nm. The synthesised material was used as a photocatalyst for the removal of mercaptans from gas–oil. The result showed that up to 78% of the mercaptans in gas–oil was removed using the synthesised TiO 2 photocatalyst.