Abstract:Treatment of p‐cresol and other substituted phenols in aqueous media with Fe as electron donor, an acid as proton provider and a reduction catalyst was carried out as to mimic the treatment of phenolic wastewaters, in a first attempt of a reductive decontamination. From the various combinations tested, best results were obtained with a mixture of 7 mmol Fe, 9 mL 0.8 M H2SO4 and 0.1 g Rh/C. The parent cyclohexanols were obtained quantitatively after only 50 minutes of shaking, at room temperature, at pH ~ 0.1. … Show more
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