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Oxidation of Propylene Oxide in Subcritical and Supercritical Water

Teresa Moreno Rueda, Juan García-Serna, and María José Cocero Alonso. Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, c/ Prado de la Magdalena s/n, Facultad de Ciencias, Valladolid, 47014, Spain

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.


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