Frontiers in Heterogeneous Catalysts for Desulfurization of Fuel Oil

Dear Colleagues,

This is a Special Issue on the recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts are used in the desulfurization of fuel oil, which include hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and oxidative desulfurization (ODS). This includes both computational calculations and experimental results. We are interested in, but not limited to, the study of HDS and ODS catalysts. Other desulfurizatioin techniques, like adsorption desulfurization, can be included. We will particularly focus on the discovery of new heterogeneous catalysts to improve the desulfurization efficiency of fuel oil. From a theoretical perspective, we highly encourage submissions that involve the theory of atom and molecule (QTAIM) analysis in clarifying the mechanism in HDS and ODS reactions.

Prof. Dr. Yinyong Sun
Prof. Dr. Wenshuai Zhu
Prof. Dr. Ming Zhang
Guest Editors

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