CuO/Al2O3 catalysts for the CWPO of phenol as model pollutant

N. INCHAURRONDO; P. MASSA; J. CECHINI; R. FENOGLIO; J. FONT; P. HAURE

Montreal

Congreso; 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering; 2009

The catalytic oxidation of phenol solutions using H2O2 as oxidizing agent and a home-made CuO/Al2O3 catalyst was studied in a laboratory batch reactor. Experiments were performed at temperatures between 293 and 353K. Phenol conversion and hydrogen peroxide decomposition increased with increasing temperatures. Complete phenol conversion and 80% TOC removal was achieved at temperatures above 323K.