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Reductive Degradation of Polychlorinated Phenols by Pd/C‐Formate: An Ecoefficient Remediation Method for Aqueous Chlorinated Phenols
Author(s) -
Hartung Rainer,
Lenoir Dieter,
Henkelmann Bernhard,
SchulteHostede Sigurd,
Schramm KarlWerner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clean – soil, air, water
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1863-0669
pISSN - 1863-0650
DOI - 10.1002/clen.200700021
Subject(s) - phenols , formate , chemistry , dehydrohalogenation , catalysis , pollutant , sodium formate , degradation (telecommunications) , environmental remediation , aqueous solution , wastewater , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , contamination , computer science , telecommunications , ecology , biology
A new catalytic dehydrohalogenation method for chlorinated phenols is described, which can be used to break down chlorinated pollutants in wastewater. It uses a system of Pd‐C as catalyst with sodium formate as reducing agent. This economic method is easy to perform with a complete degradation of the pollutant within 12 to 30 h at room temperature. The ecoefficieny of the procedure is compared with eleven alternative methods showing the special advantages of the method.