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TL;DR: In this paper, a reaction pathway of phenol oxidation under intermediate temperature and pressure has been proposed, where the main intermediates detected in the phenol oxidization were ring compounds (hydroquinone, catechol, benzoquinone), which break to yield CO 2 and short chain acids, mainly maleic, formic, acetic and oxalic acids, and also traces of malonic, succinic and fumaric acids.

TL;DR: The results of the study show that this catalyst enhances detoxification, in addition to its effect on the oxidation rate, from the interactions among copper leached from the catalyst and catechol, hydroquinone, and p-benzoquinone.

TL;DR: In this article, a three-phase fixed-bed FBR with a commercial catalyst based on copper oxide was used to analyze the variables affecting significantly the copper leaching, and it was found that temperature has almost negligible influence in the range studied (70-160°C).

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of weakly bound capping agents on the catalytic activity and selectivity of gold nanoparticles was explored in the selective liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol with oxygen and complemented with a detailed XPS analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the improved performance of activated carbons in catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) of phenol as target compound has been addressed, where a significant coverage of the carbon surface by phenol molecules is the approach attempted to increase the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide and the performance of the oxidation process.