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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 908-912Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es071124f
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A new heterogeneous Fenton-like system, consisting of supported Au catalysts and hydrogen peroxide, was proved to be effective in removing low level organic compounds (ca. 100 ppm) such as phenol, ethanol, formaldehyde, and acetone in aqueous solution. Among all gold catalysts the Au/ hydroxyapatite (Au/HAp) exhibits the highest activity, and even better than the conventional iron ions exchanged zeolite (Fe/ ZSM-5) catalyst In particular, unlike the limited operational pH range (pH: 2 similar to 5) for the other heterogeneous Fenton catalysts such as Fe/ZSM-5, Au/HAp shows higher stability even in strong acid solution (pH similar to 2), due to almost no leaching of active metal from supports into solution. It can be potentially applied in treating the industrial wastewaters with strong acidity and purifying drinking water. In addition, in the case of complete oxiclation of phenol, a plausible route was suggested for deep understanding of this process.
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