Cu-MOF: a new highly active catalyst for WHPCO of waste water from agro-food production

摘要

The catalytic activity of copper-based metal organic framework compound (Cu-MOF) in the wet hydrogen peroxide catalytic oxidation (WHPCO), using p-coumaric acid as model phenolic compound, have been studied and compared with that of a copper-based pillared clays (Cu-PILC). Cu-MOF shows a high activity, but a structural and morphological change is observed during the reaction, even if the activity of the reused catalyst is higher in consecutive cycles with respect to that of the fresh sample.