ThepolycrystallinephaseWO3/g-C3N4wassynthesizedunderstirringusingtungstenicacid(H2WO4)andgraphiticcarbonnitride(g-C3N4)asrawmaterials.ThecatalystwascharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),energydispersivespectroscopy(EDS),theFouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy(FT-IR),andtheBrunauer-Emmett-Telleranalysis(BET).ThepolycrystallinephaseWO3/g-C3N4wasdeterminedbyXRDtechnique.TheoxidativedesulfurizationprocesswasinvestigatedusingWO3/g-C3N4asthecatalyst,30%hydrogenperoxide(H202)astheoxidant,and1-butyl-3-methylimidazoliumtetrafluoroborate([bmim]BF4)ionicliquids(ILs)astheextractant.Theoperatingconditions,includingH2WO4amount,ILdose,H2O2volume,temperature,catalystdosage,andtypesofsulfurcompounds,weresystematicallyresearched.Thedesulfurizationratecouldreach98.46%forremovingdibenzothiophene(DBT)fromthemodeloilunderoptimalreactionconditions.Inaddition,thecatalyticactivitywasslightlydecreasedafterfiverecyclesofcatalysts.Thereactionkineticsanalysisshowsthattheoxidativedesulfurizationsystemwasinaccordwiththefirst-orderreactionkineticsequation.Themechanismofoxidativedesulfurizationwasproposed.
