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All the developed materials were catalytically active for the aqueous solution oxidation of 2-nitrophenol (C2-NP,0 = 0.5 g L\u22121) and 4-nitrophenol (C4-NP,0 = 5.0 g L\u22121). 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 \u00b0C, initial pH 3, Ccat = 2.5 g L\u22121, and employing a stoichiometric quantity of H2O2 needed for the total mineralization of the pollutants). In a cyclohexane\u2013water 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.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/catal10111243","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,28]],"date-time":"2020-10-28T11:43:06Z","timestamp":1603885386000},"page":"1243","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Catalysts Prepared with Matured Compost Derived from Mechanical-Biological Treatment Plants for the Wet Peroxide Oxidation of Pollutants with Different Lipophilicity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2408-087X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose L.","family":"Diaz de Tuesta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de Montanha (CIMO), Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Bragan\u00e7a, Campus de Santa Apol\u00f3nia, 5300-253 Bragan\u00e7a, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Gabriel","family":"F. 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