Díaz de Tuesta, Jose LuisPantuzza, Gabriel F.Silva, AdriánPraça, PauloFaria, JoaquimGomes, Helder2020-12-032020-12-032020Diaz de Tuesta, Jose L.; Pantuzza, Gabriel F.; Silva, Adrián; Praça, Paulo; Faria, Joaquim L.; Gomes, Helder (2020). Catalysts prepared with matured compost derived from mechanical-biological treatment plants for the wet peroxide oxidation of pollutants with different lipophilicity. Catalysts. ISSN 2073-4344. 10:11, p. 1-142073-4344http://hdl.handle.net/10198/22918The current work proposes a strategy for the valorization of compost obtained from municipal solid waste, through its activation with H2SO4 and thermal treatment at 400–800 C to produce low-cost catalysts for wet peroxide oxidation. All the developed materials were catalytically active for the aqueous solution oxidation of 2-nitrophenol (C2-NP,0 = 0.5 g L􀀀1) and 4-nitrophenol (C4-NP,0 = 5.0 g L􀀀1). In particular, using the catalysts prepared by thermal activation of the compost (with and without subsequent treatment with H2SO4), complete removal of both model pollutants was achieved after 24 h (at 50 C, initial pH 3, Ccat = 2.5 g L􀀀1, and employing a stoichiometric quantity of H2O2 needed for the total mineralization of the pollutants). In a cyclohexane–water mixture (simulating biphasic oily wastewater), 4-nitrophenol is also completely removed by the catalyst not treated with H2SO4. In contrast, the removal of 2-nitrophenol decreased to 93% due to its higher lipophilic character. Thus, this work demonstrates that active catalysts for wet peroxide oxidation can be obtained by using as a precursor a matured compost derived from municipal solid waste.engMunicipal solid wasteCompostCWPOLipophilic pollutantsSimulated oily wastewaterNitrophenoljournal article10.3390/catal10111243