Preparation of Co-Mo-O ultrathin nanosheets with outstanding catalytic performance in aerobic oxidative desulfurization.

In this study, ultrathin α-Co(OH)2 nanosheets intercalated with molybdate were successfully synthesized using a one-step coprecipitation method, and the derived Co-Mo-O mixed metal oxides demonstrated outstanding catalytic performance in the aerobic oxidative desulfurization (AODS) of fuels using molecular oxygen (O2) in air as the oxidizing agent.