SELECTIVE LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION OF OXIDATIVE DESULFURIZATION REACTION PRODUCTS

摘要

The present invention provides selective extraction of sulfoxides, or sulfoxides in combination with sulfones, from hydrocarbon mixtures containing these compounds. A significant advantage of the invention is that oxidation products resulting from oxidative desulfurization of hydrocarbon feedstocks are selectively extracted with minimum co-extraction of non-oxidized products such as valuable hydrocarbon fuel components.