HETEROGENEOUS FENTON-LIKE OXIDATION OF SYNTHETIC PHENOLIC EFFLUENTS IN A CONTINUOS REACTOR, USING ALUMINA-BASED MATERIALS

P. MASSA; R. FENOGLIO; P.HAURE; C. DI LUCA

Praga

Conferencia; 5th European Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes; 2017

University of Chemistry and Technology of Prague

The studies of wastewater treatments by means of non-irradiated advanced oxidation technologies continue as a focus of interest and growing development. Due to its advantages (e.g.: process safety, lower energy and installation/maintenance costs, catalyst recovery), the application of heterogeneous Fenton processes results a very attractive alternative. Most of the initial research in the field was performed in stirred tank reactors, exploring different catalytic materials. In recent years, several investigations of continuous processes have started to be reported [1-3]. Fom these results, some of the major challenges seem to be related to catalyst stability, oxidant efficiency usage and mineralization/detoxification degree.