Abstract. The oxidation of benzothiophene (BTs) and dibenzothiophene (DBTs) derivatives, of model fuel (MF) and authentic diesel fuel (ADF) with homogeneous and heterogeneous rhenium catalysts and H2O2 has been studied to design an alternative environmentally benign oxidative desulfurization process (ODS), for oil industry. The quantitative conversion of both BTs and DBTs derivatives was ob…