Solvothermal synthesis of MoS2 nanospheres in DMF–water mixed solvents and their catalytic activity in hydrocracking of diphenylmethane

Hui Du; Dong Liu; Min Li; Raja L. Al Otaibi; Renqing Lv; Yadong Zhang

doi:10.1039/C5RA08424E

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Solvothermal synthesis of MoS₂ nanospheres in DMF–water mixed solvents and their catalytic activity in hydrocracking of diphenylmethane†

Hui Du,^a Dong Liu,*^a Min Li,^a Raja L. Al Otaibi,*^b Renqing Lv^c and Yadong Zhang^a

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^a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, Shandong, P. R. China
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^b Petrochemical Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
E-mail: raletabi@kacst.edu.sa

^c College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, Shandong, P. R. China

Abstract

MoS₂ nanospheres were successfully prepared via a solvothermal process using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([EMIM]Br) in a mixed solvent of DMF–water. A probable [EMIM]Br aggregation in different mixed solvents and the formation mechanism of the MoS₂ nanospheres are presented. The MoS₂ nanospheres delivered high catalytic activity in hydrocracking of diphenylmethane.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA08424E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 07 May 2015
Accepted: 08 Sep 2015
First published: 08 Sep 2015

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RSC Adv., 2015,5, 79724-79728

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Solvothermal synthesis of MoS₂ nanospheres in DMF–water mixed solvents and their catalytic activity in hydrocracking of diphenylmethane

H. Du, D. Liu, M. Li, R. L. Al Otaibi, R. Lv and Y. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 79724 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA08424E

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