A new class of uranium oxide based catalysts for the oxidative destruction of benzene and butane volatile organic compounds

In recent years environmental factors resulting in the reduction of emissions from chemical installations have become increasingly important. Volatile orgnaic compounds (VOCs) are a wide ranging class of compounds which commonly occur as pollutants in commercial waste streams. The catalytic oxidation using an air oxidant provides a convenient route for the destruction of VOCs, this method is less likely to procure toxic by-products and more cost effective than the alternative high temperature (>1000°C) incineration process. This paper presents an investigation on uranium oxide based catalysts for the oxidative destruction of benzene and butane volatile organic compounds.