1 General Introduction ......................................... 1
1.1 Chlorinated organic compounds (COCs) in the
environment ............................................. 1
1.2 Palladium-catalyzed hydrodechlorination as remediation
technique for COCs ...................................... 6
1.3 Activity and performance of palladium-based catalysts ... 9
1.4 Deactivation and regeneration of palladium catalysts ... 13
1.5 Aims and objectives of this thesis ..................... 17
1.6 References ............................................. 19
2 Overview of the Following Manuscripts ....................... 27
3 Permanganate Oxidation of Sulfur Compounds to Prevent
Poisoning of Pd Catalysts in Water Treatment Processes ...... 31
4 Sulfide-induced Deactivation of Рd/Al2O3 as
Hydrodechlorination Catalyst and its Oxidative
Regeneration with Permanganate .............................. 53
5 Pd-catalyzed Hydrodechlorination of Chlorinated Aromatics
in Contaminated Waters: Effects of Surfactants, Organic
Matter and Catalyst Protection by Silicone Coating .......... 71
6 Summary/Zusammenfassung ..................................... 92
7 Bibliography ............................................... 101
Acknowledgements .............................................. 113
Curriculum Vitae .............................................. 114
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