Table 2. Experimental Results to Obtain the Optimal Combination of the Oxidizer Mixture.
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| run | synthetic samples (100 mL) | initial concentration of sulfur (ppm) | oxidant (40 mol %) | promoter (37.5 mol %) | catalyst (15.5 wt %) | SRE (%) |
| 1 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | 43.42 | ||
| 2 | CG1 | 3000 | sodium peroxide | 31.21 | ||
| 3 | CG1 | 3000 | potassium superoxide | 43.01 | ||
| 4 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | 35.71 | ||
| 5 | CG2 | 3000 | sodium peroxide | 27.91 | ||
| 6 | CG2 | 3000 | potassium superoxide | 32.02 | ||
| 7 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | 36.51 | ||
| 8 | CG3 | 3000 | sodium peroxide | 29.71 | ||
| 9 | CG3 | 3000 | potassium superoxide | 32.01 | ||
| 10 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | 77.96 | |
| 11 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | acetic acid | 76.02 | |
| 12 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | 68.57 | |
| 13 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | acetic acid | 66.97 | |
| 14 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | 61.73 | |
| 15 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | acetic acid | 60.87 | |
| 16 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 98.31 |
| 17 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | ferrous(II) sulfate | 97.12 |
| 18 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | zirconium dioxide | 80.47 |
| 19 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | vanadium pentoxide | 87.96 |
| 20 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | aluminum oxide γ | 93.56 |
| 21 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | copper(II) oxid | 95.26 |
| 22 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 97.02 |
| 23 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | ferrous(II) sulfate | 96.21 |
| 24 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | zirconium dioxide | 68.08 |
| 25 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | vanadium pentoxide | 83.05 |
| 26 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | aluminum oxide γ | 91.78 |
| 27 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | copper(II) oxide | 94.06 |
| 28 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 97.21 |
| 29 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | ferrous(II) sulfate | 95.97 |
| 30 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | zirconium dioxide | 72.36 |
| 31 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | vanadium pentoxide | 83.31 |
| 32 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | aluminum oxide γ | 91.99 |
| 33 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | copper(II) oxide | 94.71 |
| 34 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 99.96 |
| 35 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 99.17 |
| 36 | CG1 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 98.61 |
| 37 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 98.77 |
| 38 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 98.51 |
| 39 | CG2 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 97.18 |
| 40 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 99.84 |
| 41 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 98.99 |
| 42 | CG3 | 3000 | hydrogen peroxide | formic acid | phosphotungstic acid | 97.53 |