A Review on Desulfurization of Kerosene: Current Practices and Future Innovation

Haider J. Ismaeel; Safaa M. R. Ahmed

doi:10.52716/jprs.v16i3.1048

Authors

Haider J. Ismaeel Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Tikrit University, Salah ad-Din, Iraq.
Safaa M. R. Ahmed Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Tikrit University, Salah ad-Din, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52716/jprs.v16i3.1048

Keywords:

Desulfurization, Oscillatory Baffled Reactor (OBR), Kerosene, Petroleum refining.

Abstract

Kerosene desulfurization is one of the most pressing tasks for the petroleum sector because the amount of slfur emissions that affect air quality is more strictly controlled by legislation. This review addresses the growing scope and challenge of kerosene desulfurization technology by providing an integrative perspective on current practices and development trends. The perspectives presented in this paper aim to help improve the development of efficient and environmentally friendly solutions to meet changing social and industrial requirements. In this review, advanced desulfurization technologies are available for use in kerosene including hydrodesulfurization (HDS), oxidative desulfurization (ODS) and adsorption desulfurization methods to meet the permissible compliance level of the Global Fuel Standard (October 2023). HDS is very efficient and widely applied but there are a number of limitations to HDS such as high energy consumption and high maintenance cost as the refractory sulfur compound cannot be removed. This is because recent developments in utang technologies are of great interest as they may improve the degree of desulfurization at low environmental and economic costs. These include advanced catalyst designs, ionic liquids and bio-desulfurization techniques. The paper presents key aspects of new possibilities such as green chemistry application and hybrid setup of processes that utilize the advantages of several technologies to achieve better performance.

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