Catalytic liquid-phase oxidation of aqueous phenol solutions in a trickle-bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 1997, Pages 4143-4153

  Pintar, Albin ^a   Berčič, Gorazd ^a   Levec, Janez ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aqueous phenol solution; Heterogeneous catalysis; Liquid phase oxidation; Metal oxide catalysts; Trickle bed reactor modelling; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PH; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETTING;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

PHENOLS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; OXIDATION; PHENOL; POLLUTANT; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 0344505877     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00257-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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