Catalytic Abatement of Liquid and Gaseous Industrial Pollutants: Solving Acute Technogenic Problems

Objectives

The proposed project is focused on two main environmental problems:

• pulp and paper industry discharges, containing refractory compounds;
• pollution of soil and groundwater with the residues of rocket propellants.

The research objective is to establish optimum conditions for oxidative strategies in eliminating refractory compounds from water by combination of chemical treatment methods, including ozone-associated advanced oxidation technologies, heterogeneous Fenton reagent, catalytic wet air oxidation and photocatalytic oxidation, with aerobic biologic oxidation. The objectives in working with gas-phase photocatalysis include the study of reaction routes and kinetics for mercaptans and hydrazines.

Objective in international co-operation consists of creation of a research team working on the common research subject.

Sites of the research:  Lappeenranta University of Technology in co-operation with Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk. Associated parties: Helsinki Technical University, University of Oulu, Tallinn Technical University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Clausthal Technical University and University of Barcelona.

Research leader: Prof. Juha Kallas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, PL 20, Lappeenranta 53851, +358 (0)5 621 2132, juha.kallas(at)lut.fi, http://www.lut.fi/kete/  

Researchers:
Dr. Sergei Preis, Senior Research Scientist, Lappeenranta University of Technology, sergei.preis(at)lut.fi
Mrs. Anna Kachina, Doctoral student, Lappeenranta University of Technology, anna.kachina(at)lut.fi
Mrs. Yuko Enqvist, Doctoral student, Lappeenranta University of Technology, yuko.enqvist(at)lut.fi
Dr. Denis Kozlov, Researche Scientist, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, kdv(at)catalysis.nsk.su
Dr. Lidia Vostrikova, Research Scientist, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk
Mrs. Ekaterina Kuznetsova, Doctoral Student, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, ekaterina(at)catalysis.nsk.su
Miss Ekaterina Kozlova, Technicial/Student, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, kozlova(at)catalysis.nsk.su
Mr. Dmitry Trubicyn, Technicial/Student, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, tda(at)catalysis.nsk.su
Mr. Aleksey Potapov, Technician/Student, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, alexey(at)catalysis.nsk.su

Project description