Extractive desulfurization of fuels using modified ionic liquids with magnetic graphene oxide from refused dry cell batteries

•This research is designed to tackle the remediation of sulfur content from model fuels and from commercial fuels.•This research is aiming to add a novel magnetic graphene oxide ionic liquids that have unique anion and cation combination (not reported previously).•The employed method for the desulfurization using HPLC is quite fast. convenient and most accurate to amplify the results.•The study is environmental friendly and it utilizes the refused dry cells as a source of graphite.