2008 Annual Meeting
(520b) Oxidation of Propylene Oxide in Subcritical and Supercritical Water
Authors
García-Serna, J. - Presenter, University of Valladolid
Moreno Rueda, T., University of Valladolid
Cocero Alonso, M. J., University of Valladolid
The production of propylene oxide generates waste water containing mainly methanol, propylene oxide, glycols and methoxy-propanols. This paper studies the degradation pathway of these effluents when treated by oxidation under subcritical and supercritical conditions using hydrogen peroxide.