(1) LACCO, Universit? de Poitiers-CNRS, ESIP, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers Cedex, France;
Abstract:
Summary The catalytic oxidation of phenol over CuZSM-12 (SAR = 200) has been studied using a semi-batch slurry reactor at temperatures of 110; 120 and 130oC, and acidic neutral and basic pH. At 130oC, the phenol undergoes total conversion to carbon dioxide and water in 1.5 h. The kinetic parameters were evaluated using a modified homogeneous-heterogeneous model for the experimental data. Using this modified model, the activation energy for the catalytic oxidation process was ca. 90 kJ mol-1.