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PP-III-78COMMERCIAL PROCESS FOR INCINERATION OF VOC IN WASTEGASES ON THE BASE FIBER-GLASS CATALYSTZagoruiko A.N. 1 , Balzhinimaev B.S. 1 , Lopatin S.A. 1 , Balashov V.A. 1 ,Arendarskii D.A. 1 , Gilmutdinov N.R. 2 , Pogrebtsov V.P. 2 ,Nazmieva I.F. 2 , Sibagatullin G.G. 21 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia;E-mail: zagor@catalysis.ru2 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Company, Nizhnekamsk, RussiaThe glass-fiber catalysts (GFCs) reveal unique catalytic performance in manyoxidation reactions due to the ability of the glass fibers to stabilize the highlydispersednanoclusters of transient metals in the glass bulk [1]-[5]. This results inhigh catalytic activity and high catalyst resistance to poisoning and deactivation inaggressive reaction media. Notably, excellent catalyst performance is achieved atvery low noble metal content (0.01-0.02% wt.) thus providing quite reasonable pricingfor the catalyst. The unique catalytic properties of GFCs in many oxidation reactionsprovide their high attractiveness for application in various environmental processes,mostly connected with abatement of toxic and harmful compounds in industrial wastegases and automotive exhausts.Earlier the Pt-based GFCs have been identified as an extremely efficient catalystfor deep oxidation of volatile organic compounds in waste gases [6], demonstratingmuch higher activity than conventional mixed CuCrAl oxide catalyst and higheractivity than conventional Pt/Al 2 O 3 catalyst despite the fact that the last one contains20-30 times more platinum.The GFC-based process of catalytic incineration of VOCs (mostly isoprene,isobutylene and CO) in the waste gases of synthetic rubber production facilities wassuccessfully commercialized at Nizhnekamskneftekhim Company site (Nizhnekamsk,Russia) in 2008. The industrial reactor with waste gas loading up to 15000 st.m 3 /hourwas charged with 1 tonne of GFC, structured in a form of vertical spiral cartridges [7].586