Carbon Nanomaterials for the Adsorptive Desulfurization of Fuels

Table 1

Distribution of sulfur compounds in different petroleum distillates (wt.%).

Distillate fraction	Boiling point range (°C)	Thiols	Sulfides	Thiophenes	Higher thiophenes
Naphtha	70–180	50	50	Rare	—
Kerosene	160–240	25	25	35	15
Diesel	230–350	15	15	35	35
Vacuum gas oil	350–550	5	5	30	60
Vacuum residue	>550	Rare	Rare	10	90

Taken from [2].