Patent ID: 7399414
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A process for wet oxidation of oxidizable materials which are dissolved or suspended in a liquid phase, comprising: providing a contactor in the form of a porous membrane, said contactor being designed such that an oxidizing phase containing an oxidizing agent flows along one surface of the contactor in a first feed stream which diffuses into the porous membrane and the liquid phase to be wet oxidized flows along the other surface of the contactor in a second feed stream which diffuses into the porous membrane, and catalyzing the wet oxidation of the oxidizable material in said liquid phase by one of (i) a catalyst material which constitutes the porous membrane or is deposited in or onto a porous membrane support, and (ii) a catalyst material which is supplied to at least one of the first and second feed streams, wherein the catalyst material remains unchanged by said oxidation; and said oxidation occurs within said porous membrane.