Textural characterizations and catalytic properties of quasispherical nanosized molybdenum disulfide

Quasispherical nanosized MoS2 was synthesized from the thermal treatment of ammonium heptamolybdate tetrahydrate precursor. The obtained structure consisted mostly of closed-circle MoS2 layers. This MoS2 structure performed the hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene preferentially via the direct C-S bond cleavage route.