PMID- 38067473 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231209 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 23 DP - 2023 Nov 24 TI - Designing Inorganic-Organic Dual-Acid Deep Eutectic Solvents for Synergistically Enhanced Extractive and Oxidative Desulfurization. LID - 10.3390/molecules28237743 [doi] LID - 7743 AB - Acidic deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been considered desirable extractants and catalysts for desulfurization. However, their hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) are usually sole organic acids, which are not conducive to efficient green catalysis. Herein, a novel inorganic-organic dual-acid DES (DADES) was reported for efficient extractive and oxidative desulfurization. Benefiting from the physical interaction among the three components in a DADES, a transparent homogeneous liquid can be obtained even though inorganic acid (boric acid, BA) and organic acid (acetic acid, AA) can be immiscible. Furthermore, the dual-acid HBD can increase the acidity of the DADES and reduce its viscosity, accelerating its mass transfer efficiency and enhancing its catalytic activity. With 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) as the hydrogen bond acceptor, [Bmim]Cl/BA/0.3AA effectively activated hydrogen peroxide and achieved sulfur removal of 96.6% at 40 degrees C. Furthermore, the universality of the synergistic effect in various DADESs was confirmed by the modulation of the types of organic acids. This study not only motivates the construction of more intriguing novel DESs based on the DADES concept but also highlights their potential in clean fuel production. FAU - Zhu, Dongao AU - Zhu D AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. FAU - Xu, Lixian AU - Xu L AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. FAU - Zhang, Beibei AU - Zhang B AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China. FAU - Zhu, Linhua AU - Zhu L AD - Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Treatment and Resource Reuse of Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China. FAU - He, Jing AU - He J AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. FAU - Li, Hongping AU - Li H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4332-7543 AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. FAU - Li, Huaming AU - Li H AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. FAU - Jiang, Wei AU - Jiang W AD - Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. LA - eng GR - 22378176/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 21978119/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 22202088/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2022ZB636/Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231124 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 SB - IM PMC - PMC10707960 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dual-acid deep eutectic solvent OT - inorganic and organic acids OT - mechanism OT - oxidative desulfurization OT - synergistic effect COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/12/09 10:46 MHDA- 2023/12/09 10:47 PMCR- 2023/11/24 CRDT- 2023/12/09 01:05 PHST- 2023/10/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/12/09 10:47 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/09 10:46 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/09 01:05 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules28237743 [pii] AID - molecules-28-07743 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules28237743 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2023 Nov 24;28(23):7743. doi: 10.3390/molecules28237743.