Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol over AlFe-pillared montmorillonite

Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol over AlFe-pillared montmorillonite was carried out at room temperature, in a glass batch reactor, under constant airflow at day and UV light, alternatively. At higher concentration of phenol in water solution the efficiency of heterogeneous pillared clay catalyst was significantly lower than the efficiency of homogeneous iron catalyst. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.