Reductive Degradation of Polychlorinated Phenols by Pd/C‐Formate: An Ecoefficient Remediation Method for Aqueous Chlorinated Phenols |
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| Authors: | Rainer Hartung Dieter Lenoir Bernhard Henkelmann Sigurd Schulte‐Hostede Karl‐Werner Schramm |
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| Institution: | Institut für ?kologische Chemie, GSF Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, Neuherberg bei München, Germany. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | Chlorophenols Remediation Wastewater |
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