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As the second step of the treatment method, the catalytic conversion of several organic<br />

contaminants was studied at elevated temperatures (50°C – 400°C) in the gas phase. In<br />

particular, the catalytic hydrodehalogenation of seven aliphatic chlorinated organic<br />

compo<strong>und</strong>s (PCE, TCE, cis-1,2-DCE, 1,1-DCE, 1,1,2,2-TCA, 1,2-DCA), and the<br />

hydrogenation as well as oxidation of ether compo<strong>und</strong>s used as fuel oxygenates<br />

(MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE) was studied over palladium catalysts. In all cases the<br />

compo<strong>und</strong>s were transformed to non toxic or less toxic products. Reaction rates were in<br />

general pseudo first order and half lives were in the range of milliseconds to seconds,<br />

depending on the compo<strong>und</strong> and the temperature. As an example the temperature<br />

dependent first order rates obtained for the reductive conversion of chlorinated aliphatic<br />

compo<strong>und</strong>s are compiled in Table 1. In general, ethane was the sole degradation<br />

product.<br />

Table 1: Gas phase reductive catalytic conversion of chlorinated aliphatic compo<strong>und</strong>s<br />

using a palladium on alumina catalyst. Rates are reported as sec -1 .<br />

T, o C 1,1-DCE c-1,2-DCE TCE PCE 1,1,2,2-<br />

TCA<br />

1,2-DCA Chloroethane<br />

50 9.42±0.09 7.91±0.18 4.23±0.18 3.2±0.04 n.d. n.d. n.d.<br />

75 13.4±0.25 11.8±0.40 7.42±0.12 5.82±0.11 n.d. n.d. n.d.<br />

100 18.9±0.46 18.2±0.25 11.9±0.18 9.83±0.10 4.35±0.09 n.d. n.d.<br />

150 29.4±0.54 28.9±0.63 21.8±0.48 19.4±0.25 12.3±0.12 n.d. n.d.<br />

200 n.d. n.d. 38.2±1.35 36.8±0.69 24.2±0.27 1.50±0.05 n.d.<br />

250 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 39.9±0.25 3.14±0.04 2.55±0.06<br />

300 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 6.13±0.06 5.26±0.15<br />

350 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 9.48±0.13 9.05±0.11<br />

400 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 15.5±0.26<br />

Currently, a container based pilot scale gro<strong>und</strong>water treatment plant is <strong>und</strong>er<br />

construction in cooperation with the Environmental Research Center Leipzig/Halle<br />

(UFZ) to advance this technology into real use.<br />

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