NiWO4 nanoparticles: a promising catalyst for hydrodesulfurizationElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Materials synthesis and characterization, catalytic experiment and characterization for referenced catalysts. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01977a

NiWO 4 nanoparticles have been facilely synthesized by a hydrothermal approach, and used as a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurization of thiophene and its derivative 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene, showing a significantly higher activity than commercial NiW/Al 2 O 3 . NiWO 4 nanoparticles have been facilely synthesized by a hydrothermal approach, and used as a catalyst for the hydrodesulfurization of thiophene and its derivative 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene, showing a significantly higher activity than commercial NiW/Al 2 O 3 .