Patent ID: 8496837

Claim:
A rotating catalytic contact reactor comprising: a chamber; a drive means comprising a variable speed motor and magnetic drive, wherein the variable speed motor is disposed outside the chamber of the reactor; a plurality of circular discs inside the chamber of the reactor, wherein the discs are juxtaposed on a rotatable shaft of the drive means; a first inlet for passing gaseous phase molecular hydrogen inside the reactor; a second inlet for introducing aqueous phase solutions containing dissolved chemical pollutants; at least one outlet for allowing exit of aqueous phase solutions; at least one drain for the aqueous phase solutions; and at least one vent hole for outlet of gases, wherein a layer of bacterial cellulose of about 2 mm thickness is disposed on the discs by contacting the discs with coconut water medium and bacterial cellulose-producing culture, and wherein the layer of bacterial cellulose is contacted with salt solution of palladium maintained at between about 70° C. to about 80° C. to dispose metallic palladium on the layer of bacterial cellulose.