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Catalytic process for degradation of organic materials in aqueous and organic fluids to produce environmentally compatible products

  • US 4,861,484 A
  • Filed: 03/02/1988
  • Issued: 08/29/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A catalytic process for the degradation of an undesired organic material into environmentally compatible products without need for pretreating the organic material to be degraded, said process comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining the undesired organic material to be degraded in a fluid state;

    combining said fluid organic material in the presence of water with a solid catalyst comprising at least one transition element and a peroxide as a reaction mixture; and

    adding photoenergy absorbable by said catalyst to said reaction mixture to yield environmentally compatible reaction products comprising at least carbon dioxide.

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