Journal
CARBON
Volume 43, Issue 10, Pages 2134-2145Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.03.026
Keywords
activated carbon; chemically modified carbons; catalyst; oxidation; catalytic properties
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This study aims at testing several activated carbons for the catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) of phenol solutions. Two commercial activated carbons were used both as received and modified by treatment with either HNO3, (NH4)(2)S2O8, or H2O2 and by demineralisation with HCl. The activated carbons were characterised by measuring their surface area, distribution of surface functional groups and phenol adsorption capacity. The parent and treated activated carbons were then checked for CWAO using a trickle bed at 140 degrees C and 2 bar of oxygen partial pressure. The treatments increase the acidic sites, mostly creating lactones and carboxyls though some phenolic and carbonyl groups were also generated. Only (NH4)(2)S2O8 treatment yields a significant decrease in surface area. CWAO tests show that catalytic activity mainly depends on the origin of the activated carbon. The modifications generally had a low impact on phenol conversion, which correlates somewhat with the increase in the acidity of the carbons. Characterisation of the used activated carbon evidences that chemisorbed phenolic polymers formed through oxidative coupling and oxygen radicals play a major role in the CWAO over activated carbon. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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