Patent ID: 6372147
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A62D,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for treating an aqueous waste steam containing an organoboron compound of the formula R4Bâˆ’1M+, comprising adjusting the pH of said stream to a value between 5 and 11, and contacting said stream with hydrogen peroxide at a temperature of at least 150Â° C.; wherein:R is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, ortho-tolyl, para-tolyl, naphthyl, para-methoxyphenyl, para-aminophenyl and biphenyl, and wherein R is optionally substituted with Br or Cl, and M+ is selected from the group consisting of Na+, K+, NH4+, Li+, H+, and Cs+.