Amphiphilic niobium oxyhydroxide as a hybrid catalyst for sulfur removal from fuel in a biphasic system

- Niobium oxyhydroxide has been modified and studied as a heterogeneous catalyst for oxidative desulphurization.
- The material was treated with hydrogen peroxide to generate oxidizing groups (peroxo species) on the surface.
- We obtained new material to efficiently remove a sulfurous compound under mild conditions.
- The material was converted to a family of catalysts that can stabilize water/oil emulsions and catalyze reactions at the liquid/liquid interface by anchoring a surfactant.