Platinum and ruthenium catalysts on mesoporous titanium and zirconium oxides for the catalytic wet air oxidation of model compounds

Nina Perkas, Doan Pham Minh, Pierre Gallezot, Aharon Gedanken, Michèle Besson

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Abstract

Pt and Ru catalysts on mesoporous (MSP) TiO2 and ZrO2 were developed using sonochemical irradiation. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, HR TEM, EDX, and BET methods. The high homogeneity of the active metal phase was confirmed by electron microscopy. The catalysts were examined for the removal of organic pollutants from model wastewaters using the wet air oxidation (WAO) process of acetic, succinic and p-coumaric acids in an autoclave reactor at 140 and 190°C and 50 bar total air pressure. The high activity and stability of Pt supported on a TiO2 (MSP) catalyst in the removal of succinic and p-coumaric acids, and intermediates of their oxidation was demonstrated. The catalytic performances of Ru/TiO2 (MSP) were similar to those of the catalysts prepared by incipient-wetness impregnation of commercial TiO2 supports.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-130
Number of pages10
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume59
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jul 2005

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by AFIRST within the framework of Franco-Israeli Cooperation Programme, “Catalysis and Fine Chemistry for Environment”. Guillaume Aubert is gratefully acknowledged for his experimental assistance.

Funding

This work was supported by AFIRST within the framework of Franco-Israeli Cooperation Programme, “Catalysis and Fine Chemistry for Environment”. Guillaume Aubert is gratefully acknowledged for his experimental assistance.

FundersFunder number
AFIRST
Catalysis and Fine Chemistry for Environment

    Keywords

    • Catalytic wet air oxidation
    • Heterogeneous catalysts
    • Mesoporous support
    • Nanoparticles
    • Sonochemical irradiation

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