Catalytic oxidative desulfurization (ODS) of fuel oils is considered one the most promising non-hydrodesulfurization technologies due to advantages mild reaction conditions, low cost and easy removal aromatic sulfur compounds. Based on this reason, preparation highly efficient ODS catalysts has been a hot research topic in field. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted extensiv...

This study compares the regeneration efficiency of an aged industrial hydrodesulfurization catalyst (CoMoP/Al2O3) by conventional and alternative routes: thermal oxidation versus non-thermal plasma technology (NTP). Spent, partially, fully regenerated catalysts have been characterized XRD, XPS, toluene hydrogenation to measure hydrogenating activity. Complete HDS via NTP requires heating dielec...