Ribeiro, Susana O.Nogueira, Lucie S.Gago, SandraAlmeida, Pedro L.Corvo, Marta C.De Castro, BaltazarGranadeiro, CarlosBalula, Salete2017-07-112017-07-112017-07-25RIBEIRO, Susana O. [et al] - Desulfurization process conciliating heterogeneous oxidation and liquid extraction: Organic solvent or centrifugation/water?. Applied Catalysis A-General. ISSN 0926-860X. Vol. 542, (2017), pp. 359–3670926-860Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7264The present work presents a strategic oxidative desulfurization system able to efficiently operate under sustainable conditions, i.e. using an eco-friendly oxidant and without the need of extractive organic solvents. The catalytic performance of Eu(PW11O39)2@aptesSBA-15 was evaluated for the oxidative desulfurization of a multicomponent model diesel using a solvent-free or biphasic systems. The results reveal its remarkable desulfurization performance achieving complete desulfurization after just 2 h of reaction. Moreover, the composite has shown a high recycling ability without loss of catalytic activity for ten consecutive ODS cycles. Interestingly, under solvent-free conditions it was possible to maintain the desulfurization efficiency of the biphasic system while being able to avoid the use of harmful organic solvents. In this case, a successful extraction of oxidized sulfur compounds was found conciliating centrifugation and water as extraction solvent. Therefore, this work reports an important step towards the development of novel eco-sustainable desulfurization systems with high industrial interest.engSulfur-free dieselSustainable desulfurization processesHeterogeneous catalysisPolyoxometalateWater extraction solventjournal article10.1016/j.apcata.2017.05.032