Thermophilic bio-electro CO2 recycling into organic compounds

Electro-Oxidation as an Effective Process for Removing Antibiotics and Persistent Organic Compounds Resistant to Biodegradation

Converting Volatile Organic Compounds to CO2 and Water

This paper discusses a novel method to clean VOC from any sources. Photocatalysis surpasses any other technologies in air purification for absorption of volatile organic compounds. A key component is the use of ultraviolet light to activate a photo-catalysis process that can also disinfect microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, moulds and even infectious diseases. The by-products of the ph...

Exploring mechanochemistry to turn organic bio-relevant molecules into metal-organic frameworks: a short review

Mechanochemistry is a powerful and environmentally friendly synthetic technique successfully employed in different fields of synthetic chemistry. Application spans from organic to inorganic chemistry including the synthesis of coordination compounds. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of compounds with numerous applications, from which we highlight herein their application in the pharm...

Does open-air exposure to volatile organic compounds near a plastic recycling factory cause health effects?

OBJECTIVES After a plastic reprocessing factory began to operate in August 2004, the residents around the factory in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan, began to complain of symptoms. Therefore, we conducted an exposure assessment and a population-based epidemiological study in 2006. METHODS To assess exposure, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and total VOCs were measured at two locations in the vicinit...

Catalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds and Malodorous Organic Compounds

This thesis describes efforts made on the development of an existing catalytic incinerator. The development work, called process characterization, consists of four general parts. These are the development of measurement methodology, the studying of construction materials, the selection of suitable catalysts and the testing of the effects of process operation conditions. The two application area...