OXIDATION DECOMPOSITION APPARATUS OF ORGANIC SOLVENT AND OXIDATION DECOMPOSITION METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a decomposition rate by increasing the boundary area of an organic solvent and an electrolyte with a simple structure.;SOLUTION: This apparatus has an electrolytic cell 12 which stores the aqueous electrolyte 11 containing redox species essentially consisting of an oxoacid and functioning as powerful oxidation species by electrolytic oxidation and functions the redox species as the oxidation species by imparting a potential difference between an anode 12a and cathode 12b arranged in the electrolyte and a reaction chamber 16 which subjects the organic solvent to oxidation decomposition by mixing the electrolyte containing the oxidation species and the organic solvent 13 which is miscible in water and has the specific gravity smaller than the specific gravity of the water, by a stirring means 14. The apparatus is so constituted that the electrolyte used in the reaction chamber is introduced to the electrolytic cell by stirring of the stirring means and the electrolyte of the electrolytic cell is introduced to the reaction chamber. The reaction chamber has a mixer chamber 16a for effecting the oxidation decomposition of the organic solvent by mixing with the stirring means and a settler chamber 16c for separating the undecomposed organic solvent 13 overflowing beyond a partition wall 16b and the electrolyte 11 and has a solvent vessel 17 allowing the inflow of the undecomposed organic solvent.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO