Research Article

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of 1-Butyl-3 Methylimidazolium Chloride as Green Material for Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel

Table 2

Recycling of spent [BMIM]Cl without regeneration.

No. of cycleModel fuelS-content (ppmw)S-removal (%)

1(octane + DBT)
122.9575.41
2165.0566.99
3221.0555.79
4253.8549.23

Temperature = 30°C, mass ratio of model fuel/IL = 3 : 1, extraction time = 30 min. Initial sulfur concentration = 500 ppmw.