Present study reports parametric and kinetic study for catalytic per oxidation (CPO) of pyrrole by Cu/SBA-15 catalyst using H 2 O 2 as an oxidant. BrunauerEmmett-Teller surface area, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy and thermo gravimetric-differential thermal analyses were used for the characterization of catalyst. Effects of various operating variables such as initial concentration of pyrrole (C o ): 48.3-386.8 mg/L, catalytic dose (C w ): 0.5-2 g/L, stoichiometric ratio of hydrogen peroxide/pyrrole: 1-4, and reaction temperature (T): 50-60°C were studied. More than 85% pyrrole mineralization was observed at the optimum conditions of C w ¼ 1.5 g/L, stoichiometric ratio of hydrogen peroxide/pyrrole ¼ 3, T ¼ 55°C at pH ¼ 6.1. A two-step pseudo-first-order kinetic model well-described the pyrrole mineralization by the CPO process.
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