FIELD: petroleum processing.
SUBSTANCE: method comprises following stages: combining fuel with acidified aqueous hydrogen peroxide-containing solution to form multiphase reaction milieu during a period of time long enough for oxidation of sulfides in fuel into sulfones; and extracting the latter to provide essentially sulfone-free organic phase.
EFFECT: increased sulfur removal efficiency.
32 cl, 4 dwg, 15 tbl, 7 ex
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Dates
2004-09-10—Published
2001-09-24—Filed