Abstract
ABSTRACTDesulfurization of diesel fuel is simulated in a fixed-bed adsorption column. Researchers have paid less attention to models that describe and predict liquid phase adsorption. Hence, the ability of five widely used models which were originally developed for gas adsorption (Zhang–Cheng, Clark, Thomas, Bohart–Adams, and Wolborska) to simulate and predict the fuel desulfurization breakthrough curve is investigated. Afterward, the best model is chosen to predict the breakthrough curve in different flow rates and bed depths. An industrial scale-up with a real refinery flow rate using the appropriate model has been done. The results are in good agreement with the reported ones.
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