10th International Aerosol Conference September 2 - September 7, 2018 America's Center Convention Complex St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Total Oxidation of Methyl Ethyl Ketone over Co3O4 Catalyst
QUI NGUYEN VAN, Ha Than Quoc An, Thanh Nguyen Dinh, Institute of Applied Materials Science - VAST
Abstract Number: 107 Working Group: Control and Mitigation
Abstract Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is commonly used as a solvent in several chemical processes, but now emissions of MEK to the atmosphere can lead to human health and wider environmental problems. A combination process of catalytic oxidation and microwave heating was employed to remove MEK over Co3O4 nanostructure catalyst. The results showed that MEK has been decomposed effectively at 325 0C. Compared to conventional heating, the microwave assisted catalytic reaction was enhanced by lowering the operation temperature and has had no decrease in the catalytic activity when the space velocity increased from 11000 to 22400 h-1. The results reveal the advantage of microwave energy for the reaction. Co3O4 catalyst showed a high endurance against water vapor in stream of the reaction.