TY  - EJOU
AU  - Sharma, Shyamalima 
AU  - Gogoi, Pronob 
AU  - Saikia, Bhaskar Jyoti 
AU  - Dolui, Swapan K. 

TI  - Synthesis of Cadmium Sulfi de Quantum Dots with Simultaneous Desulfurization of Kerosene Oil
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2016
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - Cadmium sulfi de (CdS) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by a standard hydrothermal method with simultaneous desulfurization of kerosene oil. Sulfur containing kerosene oil was treated with cadmium chloride (CdCl2) in the presence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 120 °C for 1.5 to 5 h. CdS was formed and sulfur content of oil gradually decreased. Thus, desulfurization of the oil occurred with the formation of the CdS QDs. The concentration of sulfur decreased to a minimum of 0.055% after 5 h of the reaction. In addition, the particle size of QDs increased from 5.4 nm to 8.1 nm as the reaction time was increased from 1.5 to 5 h. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study revealed the formation of CdS QDs of particle size 5.4–8.1 nm.
KW  - Desulfurization
KW  -  CdS
KW  -  quantum dots
KW  -  TEM
KW  -  XRD

DO  - 10.7569/JRM.2015.634116