“Synthesis of copper catalysts by coprecipitation of Cu(II) and Chitosan onto Alumina

CASTRO U.I; SANCHEZ I; FORTUNY A; STUBER F; FABREGAT A; FONT J; HAURE P; BENGOA C

Copenhage

Congreso; 6 European Congress of Chemical Engineering. ECCE6; 2007

Abstract Three Cu-Chitosan composite catalysts were prepared by coprecipitation of a Cu- Chitosan complex onto cylindrical pellets in subsequent impregnation steps. Samples were used in the wet peroxide oxidation (WPO) of phenol solutions at 30ºC and 1 atm. All catalysts were active for phenol degradation.. Leaching of the active species during reaction was detected.