Summary
The atmospheric residue (AR) was pyrolyzed at a number of temperatures (400 to 700 °C) for 90 minutes at a ten °C/min heating price to provide an upgraded liquid gasoline and coke. The liquid gasoline produced at 400 °C had the best API gravity. Thus, its chemical composition was decided by 1HNMR spectroscopy and GC-MS method. The produced coke was transformed into energetic carbon (AC) through the KOH-activation route by optimizing the affect of the carbonization interval and temperature, apart from the KOH impregnation ratio, on the yield and the iodine variety of AC. The perfect AC pattern was produced at 750 °C for 1 h and a 2:1 KOH: coke impregnation ratio. This AC was analyzed for its BET floor space, pore quantity, XRD, FE-SEM, EDX, and FTIR. The BET floor space of one of the best AC was 742.20 m2/g, whereas its imply pore diameter was 1.95 nm, suggesting its microporosity. The AC was examined to remove dibenzothiophene (DBT) from mannequin gasoline and gasoline. The last word removing of DBT was achieved by using 0.35 g of AC at 40 °C for 30 minutes. In conclusion, the experimental outcomes recommend that this AC can efficiently remove DBT from fuels.
