Patent ID: 9272932
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B01D,B01J,C02F

Claim Text:
1. A method of breaking down a toxic organic compound contained in a waste water or a waste gas, which comprises the steps of: a) feeding the waste water or the waste gas containing the toxic organic compound into an aqueous, basic bath containing a solution or a suspension of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal to destabilize the toxic organic compound; b) introducing the bath containing the solution or suspension of the destabilized toxic organic compound in ascending fashion into a capillary mass arranged above the bath, in which the capillary mass comprises a processed pulp and peat mixed with bentonite, zeolite, lime or mixtures thereof wherein the entire capillary mass has a particle size of <200 microns; and c) splitting or degrading the destabilized toxic organic compound in the capillary mass to break down the destabilized toxic organic compound into individual harmless compounds.