@article {Lei:2000-03-01T00:00:00:1061-4303:147, author = "Lei,
Lecheng and Chen, Guohua and Hu, Xijun and Yue, Po-Lock", title
= "Homogeneous Catalytic Wet-Air Oxidation for the Treatment of
Textile Wastewater", journal = "Water Environment Research",
volume = "72", number = "2", year = "2000-03-01T00:00:00",
abstract = "An extensive series of experiments was performed to
identify suitable catalysts to increase the reaction rate of
wet-air oxidation of textile wastewater at relatively mild
temperatures and pressures. Wastewater types treated included
natural-fiber desizing wastewater, synthetic-fiber desizing
wastewater, and printing and dyeing wastewater. Experimental
results indicated that all catalysts tested in this
investigation significantly increased the chemical oxygen demand
(COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) removal rates and total COD
and TOC removals. Of all catalysts tested, copper salts were the
most effective. Anions in the salt solutions played a role in
the catalytic process. Nitrate ions