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Preparation, characterizations and its application of heterogeneous Fenton catalyst for the treatment of synthetic phenol solution

  • S. Karthikeyan
  • , R. Boopathy
  • , V. K. Gupta
  • , G. Sekaran*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fe-Co-Al trimetal oxide (TMO) was prepared by the sol-gel route for the oxidation of phenol solution by catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) method. The characteristic of Fe-Co-Al was carried out. The size of the catalyst was found to be between 1 and 5 μm with good porosity which was confirmed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. The catalytic activity results showed almost complete oxidation of phenol up to 1000 mg/L. The oxidation process and the products formed were confirmed using various instrumental analyses. The TMO catalyst could be reused even after three cycles very effectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)402-408
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Molecular Liquids
Volume177
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The author S. Karthikeyan is thankful to Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) for providing the facilities to carry out the work and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for awarding the senior research fellowship.

Keywords

  • CWPO
  • Heterogeneous Fenton-type catalyst
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Phenol
  • Sol-gel method

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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