Wet Oxidative Degradation of Cellulosic Wastes: Decomposition of Waste Protective Clothes Simulate

Wet oxidative degradation is a simple treatment process based on the degradative action of hydrogen peroxide solution on the organic part of the waste and then its oxidative action on the degraded moieties converting the waste to carbon oxides and remaining secondary waste solution that contains some inorganic residues. In this study wet oxidative degradation of waste protective clothes simulate as a component of organic solid waste was performed at ~100oC and 760 mm Hg under different experimental conditions. (e.g. different weights of solid waste simulate: 35% hydrogen peroxide solutions ratios, type of catalyst and different concentrations of the catalyst used). Elemental Analysis and Infrared spectroscopy (IR) were used as tools to follow up the degradative and oxidative actions of 35% hydrogen peroxide on the protective clothes waste as a component of the solid cellulosic waste. Keeping the amount of 35% hydrogen peroxide added constant and increasing the weight of the protective clothes accompanied by detectable decreases in weight reduction and conversion percentages.