Catalytic reduction of model hazardous waste

Keywords

Hydrodechlorination, Sodium borohydride phase-transfer hydrogenation, Supported and unsupported nickel catalysts, Chlorinated hydrocarbons dehalogenation, Bulk and trace reduction kinetics

Abstract

In the search for a low energy, low cost method for hydrodechlorinating organic compounds which constitute hazardous waste components, several catalytic schemes were examined. Their ability to facilitate bulk and trace reduction was investigated and the global kinetics associated with each catalyst were determined. The catalysts that were studied consisted of supported palladium and both supported and unsupported nickel. A phase transfer catalyst system using Sodium Borohydride was also used to attempt hydrogenation of a chlorinated species. The methodology that was tested consisted of the catalytic hydrogenation of chlorinated hydrocarbons to their nonhalogenated analogs and HCI.

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Graduation Date

1990

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Clausen, Christian

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Chemistry

Format

PDF

Pages

61 pages

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0027314

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations; Academic; Dissertations; Academic -- Arts and Sciences; Palladium catalysts; Nickel catalysts; Catalysis--Environmental aspects; Hazardous wastes--Purification--Technological innovations; Catalysis--Research

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