METHOD OF CATALYTIC WET OXIDATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS OF ALKALINE SOLUTIONS

摘要

A method for the catalytic wet oxidation of organic contaminants of an alkaline solution, the method including the step of exposing the alkaline solution to an oxidising agent and a catalyst, under conditions suitable for the catalytic wet oxidation of organic contaminants, the method characterised in that the alkaline solution is exposed to the oxidising agent and the catalyst while the ratio of the concentration of free caustic in the alkaline solution (expressed in grams per litre equivalent of sodium carbonate) to the concentration of organic contaminants in the alkaline solution (expressed as grams per litre equivalent of carbon) is at least approximately 4.