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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2007, Volume 1, Issue 2 doi: 10.1007/s11783-007-0033-1

Preparation of rare-earth metal complex oxide catalysts for catalytic wet air oxidation

1.School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; 2.State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;

Available online: 2007-06-05

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Abstract

Catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) is one of the most promising technologies for pollution abatement. Developing catalysts with high activity and stability is crucial for the application of the CWAO process. The Mn/Ce complex oxide catalysts for CWAO of high concentration phenolcontaining wastewater were prepared by coprecipitation. The catalyst preparation conditions were optimized by using an orthogonal layout method and single-factor experimental analysis. The Mn/Ce serial catalysts were characterized by Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) analysis and the metal cation leaching was measured by inductively coupled plasma torch-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The results show that the catalysts have high catalytic activities even at a low temperature (80?C) and low oxygen partial pressure (0.5 MPa) in a batch reactor. The metallic ion leaching is comparatively low (Mn<6.577 mg/L and Ce<0.6910 mg/L, respectively) in the CWAO process. The phenol, COD, and TOC removal efficiencies in the solution exceed 98.5% using the optimal catalyst (named CSP). The new catalyst would have a promising application in CWAO treatment of high concentration organic wastewater.

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