As moagens autógena (AG) e semiautógena (SAG) mostram-se como opções cada vez mais consideradas na seleção de novos circuitos de cominuição. A flexibilidade de operação, assim como a combinação de grandes capacidades de processamento e altas relações de redução obtidas, são algumas das vantagens destes circuitos. Este trabalho procurou descrever o método utilizado na condução de ensaios de moagem semiautógena em escala piloto e de caracterização tecnológica, empregando o minério de ouro da Rio Paracatu Mineração S/A (RPM). A moagem semiautógena foi investigada considerando diferentes condições de operação e às especificidades do minério da RPM. Foram conduzidos 69 ensaios em planta piloto que permitiram o estudo do efeito das variáveis de operação sobre parâmetros de moagem SAG, como taxa de processamento, consumo energético específico, qualidade do produto, entre outros. As informações obtidas na campanha de ensaios em planta piloto e nos trabalhos de caracterização das amostras mostraram-se consistentes e fundamentaram o dimensionamento e projeto do circuito de Expansão da RPM, com capacidade de processamento adicional de 41 Mtpa. / The autogenous (AG) and semi-autogenous (SAG) mills have increasingly been considered options in the selection of new comminution circuits. The flexibility of the operation, as well as the combination of high processing capacity and high reduction rates obtained, are some of the advantages of these circuits. This study sought to describe the method used in conducting semi-autogenous grinding pilot plant and technological characterization, using the gold ore from the Rio Paracatu Mineração S/A (RPM) mine. The semi-autogenous grinding was investigated considering different operating conditions and specific characteristics of the ore from the Rio Paracatu Mineração mine. Were conducted 69 tests in a pilot plant that enabled the study of the effects of the operating variables of the SAG grinding parameters such as processing rates, specific energy consumption, product quality, among others. Information obtained in the test campaign of the pilot plant and the characterization work of the samples were consistent and supported the design and project of the circuit of the expansion of the Rio Paracatu Mineração mine, with additional processing capacity of 41 Mtpy.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-02-13T16:48:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - MATHEUS GOMES SILVA.pdf: 2058072 bytes, checksum: 65bd3fe4a96ed7ef6c405b0ab87a8edd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-13T16:48:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - MATHEUS GOMES SILVA.pdf: 2058072 bytes, checksum: 65bd3fe4a96ed7ef6c405b0ab87a8edd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-27 / The Hidrogen sulfide is one of the substances most dangers in the oil and gas production. The H2S causes great economic losses to industries and so their removal is desired. The use of the triazine to remove the H2S has been extensively documented in the literature. However, the number of products that present the physical and chemical properties desired to act as H2S scavenger, available in the market, is reduced. For this reason, the search by molecules that act in removing of H2S has been the object of research in the worldwide. The goal of this work was investigate the thermal stability of two different H2S scavengers: 1,3,5-tris (hydroxyethyl) hexahydro-s-triazine (commercial) and 1,3,5-tris (hydroxypropyl) hexahydro-s-triazine (synthesized in our laboratory ) when they are subject to processing condition in a pilot plant. To achieve this goal was built a pilot plant capable of simulating some operating conditions of the pre-salt exploration, such as temperature, shear rate and residence time. The thermal stability (degradation) of the triazines was investigated by monitoring the conductivity of the samples. For comparison purposes were performed condutimetry tests of samples in bench tests in the laboratory and pilot plant at temperatures of 30?C, 40?C, 50?C, 60?C and 80?C. For both triazines, the conductivity values obtained in the pilot plant is much higher than those found in bench tests: 65.1 S/cm (2C) and 65.1 S/cm (3C) and 45.5 S/cm (2C), and 32.1 S/cm (3C) respectively. The results showed that the conductivity values are strongly affected by the processing time, being more evident differences in their bench tests. The results of monitoring the conductivity of the samples allowed to verify that the 1,3,5-tris (hydroxyethyl) hexahydro-s-triazine (commercial) and 1,3,5-tris (hydroxypropyl) hexahydro-s- triazine (synthesized in our laboratory) does not undergo degradation under the process conditions which have been subjected, either in bench tests or plant pilot. / O sulfeto de Hidrog?nio ? uma das subst?ncias mais perigosas na produ??o de petr?leo e g?s. O H2S provoca grandes perdas econ?micas para as ind?strias e assim a sua remo??o ? desejada. O uso da triazina para remover o H2S tem sido extensivamente documentado na literatura. No entanto, o n?mero de produtos que apresentam propriedades f?sicas e qu?micas desejadas para actuar como eliminador de H2S, dispon?vel no mercado, ? reduzida. Por esta raz?o, a busca por mol?culas que atuem na remo??o de H2S tem sido o objeto de pesquisa no mundo inteiro. O objectivo deste trabalho foi o de investigar a estabilidade t?rmica de duas diferentes sequestrantes de H2S: 1,3,5-tris (hidroxietil) hexa-hidro-s-triazina (comercial) e 1,3,5-tris (hidroxipropil) hexa-hidro-s-triazina (sintetizada em laborat?rio), quando eles est?o sujeitos a condi??o de processamento em uma planta piloto. Para atingir este objetivo foi constru?da uma planta piloto capaz de simular algumas condi??es de processamento da explora??o do pr?-sal, tais como temperatura, taxa de cisalhamento e tempo de resid?ncia. A estabilidade t?rmica (degrada??o) das triazinas, foi investigada atrav?s da monitoriza??o da condutividade das amostras. Para fins de compara??o foram realizados testes condutimetria de amostras em ensaios de bancada de laborat?rio e na planta piloto nas temperaturas de 30?C, 40?C, 50?C, 60?C e 80?C. Para ambas as triazinas, os valores de condutividade obtidos na instala??o piloto ? muito mais elevado do que aqueles encontrados no banco: 65,1 S/cm (2c) e 65,1 S/cm (3C) e 45,5 S/cm (2C), e 32,1 S/cm (3C), respectivamente. Os resultados mostraram que os valores de condutividade s?o fortemente afetados pelo tempo de processamento, sendo as diferen?as mais evidentes em seus testes de bancada. Os resultados da monitoriza??o da condutividade das amostras permitiram verificar que o 1,3,5-tris (hidroxietil) hexa-hidro-s-triazina (comercial) e 1,3,5-tris (hidroxipropil) hexa-hidro-triazina S- (sintetizado no nosso laborat?rio) n?o sofre degrada??o sob as condi??es de processo que foram sujeitos, tanto em testes de bancada ou planta piloto

116 pages / This project uses interview responses from local, impacted people to explore the future landscape of the Lithium Pilot Plant in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, as its development responds to the rise and fall of global lithium demand. As technology changes, so do the materials that support it. Recent research suggests that lithium could become obsolete in the next fifty years despite current trends towards lithium-ion based technology. Such as shift could leave mass quantities of mining remnants and would constitute the next step in a continuous history of Bolivian resource exploitation. This project explores a speculative future scenario where solutions for the gradual transition from current mining practices constructively deal with mining waste and prepare the study area for a post-mining era. Through this exploration, the project deviates from more standard approaches to mined landscape reclamation, which conceive of returning the landscape to its original state. The overarching premise is that, if a reclamation program framework is established, it could permit the territory to transition to alternative, productive uses. Based on several local interviews and my personal evaluations about the future land use and cover classes, I developed a reclamation program for the study area depicted in a 2070 scenario master plan. The proposal establishes a new economy of infrastructure tourism in the region, using agriculture, energy production and celestial movements in a new form of territorial restructuring.

Syftet med examensarbetet var att undersöka effekterna av ozonering och filtrering på råvattnet från sjön Mälaren. Studien är utförd i en pilotanläggning på Lovö vattenverk, Stockholm Vatten AB, under våren 2004. En negativ effekt med den konventionella reningen är den stora konsumtionen av kemiska koagulanter. Kemikalieanvändningen leder till många transporter och processen producerar också ett slam som för närvarande transporteras till Mälaren. År 2001 byggdes en pilotanläggning på Lovö vattenverk för utveckling av nya processer, en av processerna är ozonering följt av olika filter. Ozonering har använts i Europa i många år som desinfektion i slutet av dricksvattenreningsprocessen. Intresset för ozonering har ökat markant sista åren och idag används ozonet också i andra steg i processen. Förutom desinfektion har ozonet andra fördelar, som oxidation av järn och magnesium, mikroflockning, reduktion av lukt och smak samt är bra på att reducera färgen på vattnet. Mikroflockningen leder till att kemikalieanvändningen kan minska och i vissa fall tas bort helt. Den här studien startade med en litteraturundersökning följd av försök med ozonering och filtrering i pilotanläggningen. De första undersökningarna sammanfattades med att ozonering följt av filtrering inte gav tillräckligt bra resultat och processen behöver ett komplement för att producera ett högklassigt vatten. Undersökningen fortsatte med laboratorieanalyser för att undersöka effekterna av olika kemiska koagulanter. Resultatet visade att järnsulfat tillsammans med kalcium var ett bra alternativ och en lägre kemikaliedos kunde användas. Efter implementering av kalcium och järnsulfat till pilotanläggningen testades olika ozondoser och olika järnsulfatdoser. Det bästa resultatet erhölls då man använde sig av en ozondos på 6 mg O3/l och en järnsulfatdos på 50-60 μmol/l. Denna mängd av järnsulfat är ca 60 % lägre än den dos som används vid den konventionella reningen på Lovö vattenverk. Olika filter används i pilotanläggningen och för att förbättra resultatet provades även ett Filtralite-filter som biofilter istället för GAC-filtret. Jämförelsen mellan Filtralite-filter och GAC-filter visade på stora skillnader i parametervärden i början av studietiden. När bakteriepopulationen ökade i Filtralite-filtret blev skillnaderna mindre och i slutet av undersökningstiden var parametervärdena likartade. Det slutliga resultatet indikerar att Filtralite-filter kan vara ett bra alternativ som biofilter. / This Master thesis was made to investigate the effects of ozonation and filtration on raw water from Lake Mälaren. The study was performed in lab-scale as well as in a pilot plant at Lovö waterworks, Stockholm Water Company during spring 2004. The conventional treatment at Lovö waterworks comes with a few disadvantages, such as large consumption of chemical coagulants. The chemical consumption leads to many transports and the treatment also produces a sludge which is, in present, returned to Lake Mälaren. In 2001 a pilot plant were built at Lovö waterworks for research on new treatment processes, and ozonation followed by filtration is one of them. Ozonation has been used in Europe for several years as disinfection at the end of the drinking water treatment process. The interests of ozonation has increased significantly in recent years and today the ozonation is used in other steps in the drinking water treatment process. Except for the disinfection, ozone has other benefits such as oxidation of iron and manganese, microflocculation, reduction of taste and odour and it is also effective to reduce the water colour. The microflocculation leads to the fact that less or no coagulants need to be used in the process. This study started with a literature overview followed by experiments on ozonation and filtration in the pilot plant. After the first experiments the conclusions were that the ozonation and filtration did not reach the same results as Lovö waterworks. To continue, jar tests were made to see the effects of different coagulants. The result indicated that ferric sulphate together with calcium addition (pH-adjustment) was a good alternative. Thereby a lower coagulant dose could be used. When ferric sulphate and calcium were implemented into the pilot plant, different ozone doses and ferric sulphate doses were tested. The best results occurred when an ozone dose of 6 mg O3/l and a ferric sulphate dose of 50-60 μmol/l were used. This amount of ferric sulphate is approximately 60 % lower than that for the conventional treatment at Lovö waterworks. To produce ozone electrons are needed and energy consumption increases with approximately 66 % compared to the conventional treatment. The decrease in chemical dose and increase in energy demand gives a decrease of the total cost with 10 % compared to the conventional treatment. The results indicate that the treatment with ozonation, calcium addition and ferric sulphate as a coagulant is an alternative to the conventional treatment. Different filters were used in the pilot plant and to improve the results a Filtralite-filter was tested instead of the GAC-filter as a bio filter. When comparing Filtralite-filter with the GAC-filter there were large differences between the filters at the beginning of the study. When the bacteria population in the Filtralite-filter had started to increase the differences became less. In the end of the experimental period the filters had similar conditions and Filtralite-filter may be a good alternative as a biofilter.

America's reliance on foreign oil has raised economic and national security issues, and in turn the U.S. has been active in reducing its dependence on foreign oil to mitigate these issues. Also, the U.S. Navy has been instrumental in driving bio-fuel research and production by setting an ambitious goal to purchase 336M gallons of bio-fuel by 2020. The production of microalgae biomass is a promising field which may be able to meet these demands. The utilization of microalgae for the production of bio-fuel requires the implementation of efficient culturing processes to maximize production and reduce costs. Therefore, three discrete rate event simulation models were developed to analyze different scaling scenarios and determine total costs associated with each scenario. Three scaling scenarios were identified by this analysis and included a stepwise, volume batching and intense culturing process. A base case and potential best case were considered in which the culturing duration, lipid content and lipid induction period were adjusted. A what-if analysis was conducted which identified and reduced capital and operational costs contributing greatly to total costs. An NPV analysis was performed for each scenario to identify the risk associated with future cash flows. The research findings indicate that the intense culturing scaling scenario yielded the greatest model throughput and least total cost for both the base case and potential best case. However, this increased productivity and cost reduction were not significantly greater than the productivity generated by the stepwise scaling scenario, suggesting that the implementation of flat plate bio-reactors in the intense culturing process may be non-advantageous given the increased operational costs of these devices. The volume batching scenario yielded the greatest total cost L^-1 of microalgae bio-oil for both, indicating an inefficient process. The scaling scenarios of the base case and potential best case yielded negative NPV's while the stepwise and intense culturing scenarios of the what-if analysis generated positive NPV's. The base case is based on current technological advances, biological limitations and costs of microalgae production therefore, a negative NPV suggests that utilizing microalgae for bio-fuel production is not an economically feasible project at this time.

O zinco é um dos metais mais utilizados nos processos de tratamento de superfícies. Os efluentes contaminados com zinco, gerados nestes processos, trazem preocupação devido ao grande volume, elevada toxicidade, acumulação e persistência. O presente estudo avaliou a remoção de íons zinco de soluções aquosas, por adsorção em carvão ativado comercial, através de experimentos em batelada e em escala piloto. Ensaios em batelada objetivaram estudar a influência dos parâmetros de processo pH, tempo de contato e concentração de sólido adsorvente na remoção de íons Zn2+ a partir de uma solução com concentração inicial de 10 mg.L-1. A partir das melhores condições encontradas, a isoterma de equilíbrio do sistema foi construída e o ajuste dos dados experimentais aos modelos não lineares de Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson e Sips foi verificado. Ensaios em planta piloto foram realizados a fim de identificar a curva de ruptura do sistema. No processo de adsorção contínuo em leito fixo, foram avaliadas diferentes condições operacionais, variando-se a vazão de alimentação (15 e 20 mL.min-1) e a massa de adsorvente utilizada como recheio do leito (10, 13, 20 e 40 g). Os resultados apontaram como parâmetros ótimos de adsorção: pH igual a 6, tempo de contato de 30 min e concentração de sólido adsorvente de 20 g.L-1. O modelo de Sips apresentou o melhor ajuste dentre os modelos matemáticos estudados. O experimento realizado em planta piloto utilizando-se uma vazão de 15 mL.min-1 e massa de sólido sorvente de 40 g, obteve os melhores resultados dentre as condições analisadas, apresentando tempo de ruptura e exaustão do leito aos 5 e 90 min, respectivamente. / Zinc is one of the most used metals in surface treatment processes. The effluents contaminated with zinc, generated in these processes, bring concern due to the large volumes, high toxicity, persistence and accumulation. This study evaluated the removal of zinc ions from aqueous solutions, through adsorption by commercial activated carbon, using continuous (pilot plant) and bench scale. The batch experiments studied the influence of pH, contact time and adsorbent concentration in the removal of Zn 2+ ions from a solution with initial concentration of 10 mg.L-1. After achieving the best process parameters, the system’s equilibrium isotherm was constructed, and the fit of experimental data to the nonlinear Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson and Sips models was verified. Pilot plant tests were carried out in order to identify the system’s breakthrough curve. In the continuous fixed bed adsorption process, different operating conditions were evaluated by varying the feed flow (15 and 20 mL.min-1) and the mass of adsorbent material used as filling (10, 13, 20 and 40 g). The results showed as the optimum parameters for adsorption: pH 6, contact time of 30 min and adsorbent concentration of 20 g.L-1. The Sips model presented the best fit among the mathematical models studied. The experiment conducted in a pilot plant, using a flow rate of 15 mL.min-1 and solid adsorbent mass of 40 g, had the best results among the examined conditions, with breakthrough and exhaust times of 5 and 90 min, respectively.

O zinco é um dos metais mais utilizados nos processos de tratamento de superfícies. Os efluentes contaminados com zinco, gerados nestes processos, trazem preocupação devido ao grande volume, elevada toxicidade, acumulação e persistência. O presente estudo avaliou a remoção de íons zinco de soluções aquosas, por adsorção em carvão ativado comercial, através de experimentos em batelada e em escala piloto. Ensaios em batelada objetivaram estudar a influência dos parâmetros de processo pH, tempo de contato e concentração de sólido adsorvente na remoção de íons Zn2+ a partir de uma solução com concentração inicial de 10 mg.L-1. A partir das melhores condições encontradas, a isoterma de equilíbrio do sistema foi construída e o ajuste dos dados experimentais aos modelos não lineares de Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson e Sips foi verificado. Ensaios em planta piloto foram realizados a fim de identificar a curva de ruptura do sistema. No processo de adsorção contínuo em leito fixo, foram avaliadas diferentes condições operacionais, variando-se a vazão de alimentação (15 e 20 mL.min-1) e a massa de adsorvente utilizada como recheio do leito (10, 13, 20 e 40 g). Os resultados apontaram como parâmetros ótimos de adsorção: pH igual a 6, tempo de contato de 30 min e concentração de sólido adsorvente de 20 g.L-1. O modelo de Sips apresentou o melhor ajuste dentre os modelos matemáticos estudados. O experimento realizado em planta piloto utilizando-se uma vazão de 15 mL.min-1 e massa de sólido sorvente de 40 g, obteve os melhores resultados dentre as condições analisadas, apresentando tempo de ruptura e exaustão do leito aos 5 e 90 min, respectivamente. / Zinc is one of the most used metals in surface treatment processes. The effluents contaminated with zinc, generated in these processes, bring concern due to the large volumes, high toxicity, persistence and accumulation. This study evaluated the removal of zinc ions from aqueous solutions, through adsorption by commercial activated carbon, using continuous (pilot plant) and bench scale. The batch experiments studied the influence of pH, contact time and adsorbent concentration in the removal of Zn 2+ ions from a solution with initial concentration of 10 mg.L-1. After achieving the best process parameters, the system’s equilibrium isotherm was constructed, and the fit of experimental data to the nonlinear Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson and Sips models was verified. Pilot plant tests were carried out in order to identify the system’s breakthrough curve. In the continuous fixed bed adsorption process, different operating conditions were evaluated by varying the feed flow (15 and 20 mL.min-1) and the mass of adsorbent material used as filling (10, 13, 20 and 40 g). The results showed as the optimum parameters for adsorption: pH 6, contact time of 30 min and adsorbent concentration of 20 g.L-1. The Sips model presented the best fit among the mathematical models studied. The experiment conducted in a pilot plant, using a flow rate of 15 mL.min-1 and solid adsorbent mass of 40 g, had the best results among the examined conditions, with breakthrough and exhaust times of 5 and 90 min, respectively.

As moagens autógena (AG) e semiautógena (SAG) mostram-se como opções cada vez mais consideradas na seleção de novos circuitos de cominuição. A flexibilidade de operação, assim como a combinação de grandes capacidades de processamento e altas relações de redução obtidas, são algumas das vantagens destes circuitos. Este trabalho procurou descrever o método utilizado na condução de ensaios de moagem semiautógena em escala piloto e de caracterização tecnológica, empregando o minério de ouro da Rio Paracatu Mineração S/A (RPM). A moagem semiautógena foi investigada considerando diferentes condições de operação e às especificidades do minério da RPM. Foram conduzidos 69 ensaios em planta piloto que permitiram o estudo do efeito das variáveis de operação sobre parâmetros de moagem SAG, como taxa de processamento, consumo energético específico, qualidade do produto, entre outros. As informações obtidas na campanha de ensaios em planta piloto e nos trabalhos de caracterização das amostras mostraram-se consistentes e fundamentaram o dimensionamento e projeto do circuito de Expansão da RPM, com capacidade de processamento adicional de 41 Mtpa. / The autogenous (AG) and semi-autogenous (SAG) mills have increasingly been considered options in the selection of new comminution circuits. The flexibility of the operation, as well as the combination of high processing capacity and high reduction rates obtained, are some of the advantages of these circuits. This study sought to describe the method used in conducting semi-autogenous grinding pilot plant and technological characterization, using the gold ore from the Rio Paracatu Mineração S/A (RPM) mine. The semi-autogenous grinding was investigated considering different operating conditions and specific characteristics of the ore from the Rio Paracatu Mineração mine. Were conducted 69 tests in a pilot plant that enabled the study of the effects of the operating variables of the SAG grinding parameters such as processing rates, specific energy consumption, product quality, among others. Information obtained in the test campaign of the pilot plant and the characterization work of the samples were consistent and supported the design and project of the circuit of the expansion of the Rio Paracatu Mineração mine, with additional processing capacity of 41 Mtpy.

O zinco é um dos metais mais utilizados nos processos de tratamento de superfícies. Os efluentes contaminados com zinco, gerados nestes processos, trazem preocupação devido ao grande volume, elevada toxicidade, acumulação e persistência. O presente estudo avaliou a remoção de íons zinco de soluções aquosas, por adsorção em carvão ativado comercial, através de experimentos em batelada e em escala piloto. Ensaios em batelada objetivaram estudar a influência dos parâmetros de processo pH, tempo de contato e concentração de sólido adsorvente na remoção de íons Zn2+ a partir de uma solução com concentração inicial de 10 mg.L-1. A partir das melhores condições encontradas, a isoterma de equilíbrio do sistema foi construída e o ajuste dos dados experimentais aos modelos não lineares de Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson e Sips foi verificado. Ensaios em planta piloto foram realizados a fim de identificar a curva de ruptura do sistema. No processo de adsorção contínuo em leito fixo, foram avaliadas diferentes condições operacionais, variando-se a vazão de alimentação (15 e 20 mL.min-1) e a massa de adsorvente utilizada como recheio do leito (10, 13, 20 e 40 g). Os resultados apontaram como parâmetros ótimos de adsorção: pH igual a 6, tempo de contato de 30 min e concentração de sólido adsorvente de 20 g.L-1. O modelo de Sips apresentou o melhor ajuste dentre os modelos matemáticos estudados. O experimento realizado em planta piloto utilizando-se uma vazão de 15 mL.min-1 e massa de sólido sorvente de 40 g, obteve os melhores resultados dentre as condições analisadas, apresentando tempo de ruptura e exaustão do leito aos 5 e 90 min, respectivamente. / Zinc is one of the most used metals in surface treatment processes. The effluents contaminated with zinc, generated in these processes, bring concern due to the large volumes, high toxicity, persistence and accumulation. This study evaluated the removal of zinc ions from aqueous solutions, through adsorption by commercial activated carbon, using continuous (pilot plant) and bench scale. The batch experiments studied the influence of pH, contact time and adsorbent concentration in the removal of Zn 2+ ions from a solution with initial concentration of 10 mg.L-1. After achieving the best process parameters, the system’s equilibrium isotherm was constructed, and the fit of experimental data to the nonlinear Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson and Sips models was verified. Pilot plant tests were carried out in order to identify the system’s breakthrough curve. In the continuous fixed bed adsorption process, different operating conditions were evaluated by varying the feed flow (15 and 20 mL.min-1) and the mass of adsorbent material used as filling (10, 13, 20 and 40 g). The results showed as the optimum parameters for adsorption: pH 6, contact time of 30 min and adsorbent concentration of 20 g.L-1. The Sips model presented the best fit among the mathematical models studied. The experiment conducted in a pilot plant, using a flow rate of 15 mL.min-1 and solid adsorbent mass of 40 g, had the best results among the examined conditions, with breakthrough and exhaust times of 5 and 90 min, respectively.

This thesis deals with the design of the equipment and documentation for the design of equipment for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and carbon monoxide (CO) by catalytic oxidation and the selection of appropriate technological conditions for this technology. Introduction is devoted to familiarization with the field of the catalytic oxidation, used catalysts, catalyst supports and their active components. Advantages and disadvantages of the use of catalytic oxidation versus thermal incineration are outlined and currently applicable legislative terms for VOC and CO emissions are listed. In the next part of the thesis the fundamental mathematical tools and research findings available for catalytic reactor model designed primarily for monolithic catalysts are summarized. Presented kinetic model considers continuous reactor with plug flow of gas and adiabatic heating by oxidation reactions corrected for the heat loss of the reactor. The next chapter discusses the design of the new prototype of the catalytic oxidation pilot plant (i.e. the reactor incl. peripherals) primarily intended for monolithic catalysts and bulk catalysts in the form of the fixed bed. The basis for the design and sizing are material and energy balances in the ChemCAD for different intended use of the unit, from which boundary conditions of the unit operating parameters arises. Pilot plant has been designed and built, functionality tests was scheduled also with consecutive obtaining of experimental data not only for the reactor kinetic model. Results of the model for the catalytic combustion were in good agreement with measured data. The next part includes two industrial case studies of the catalytic oxidation process usage for the chemical industry. In particular it was dealt with a replacement of the non-catalytic combustion for the catalytic for VOC abatement from chemical production plants off-gas streams of the company Momentive Specialty Chemicals in Sokolov and German city Leuna. These case studies have brought many valuable experimental and technological knowledge from long-term pilot tests and also verification of design concept, thanks to which it was later possible to design a pilot unit for removal of pollutants in premises of NETME Centre and among other to economically evaluate the usage of catalytic oxidation for the off gas cleaning, in comparison with traditional combustion, in two completely different individual cases. This information was valuable and necessary for the verification of theoretical assumptions of the thesis on specific conditions of two different industrial productions. Based on acquired practical experience and theoretical background, guidelines for designing of devices for VOC and CO removal in the industry were developed.