Enhancing oxidation resistance of Cu(I) by tailoring microenvironment in zeolites for efficient adsorptive desulfurization

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 3206 - 9
• Main Authors: Li, Yu-Xia, Shen, Jia-Xin, Peng, Song-Song, Zhang, Jun-Kai, Wu, Jie, Liu, Xiao-Qin, Sun, Lin-Bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/146; 147/135; 147/143; 639/638/224; 639/638/263; Adsorptivity; Coexistence; Copper; Desulfurization; Desulfurizing; Fuels; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrophobic surfaces; Hydrophobicity; Moisture; multidisciplinary; Oxidation; Oxidation resistance; Oxygen; Polydimethylsiloxane; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sulfur; Sulfur compounds; Sulfur removal; Zeolites

The zeolite Cu(I)Y is promising for adsorptive removal of thiophenic sulfur compounds from transportation fuels. However, its application is seriously hindered by the instability of Cu(I), which is easily oxidized to Cu(II) even under atmospheric environment due to the coexistence of moisture and ox...