Abstract:
Six N-alkylpyridiniumbased ionic liquids, N-butylpyridinium nitrate (BPyNO3), N-ethylpyridinium nitrate (EPyNO3), N-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate (BPyBF4), N-ethylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate (EPyBF4), N-ethylpyridinium acetate(EPyAc), N-butylpyridinium acetate(BPyAc) were prepared and tested in the extraction desulfurization of gasoline. It is found that BPyBF4 has the best effect on the selective removal of sulfurcontaining compounds from gasoline at room temperature among these ionic liquids. The extraction rate of BPyBF4 is 45.5%. The desulfurization effect of EPyBF is the lowest. The used ionic liquids can be regenerated by rotary evaporation or re-extraction using tetrachloromethane.