The kinetics of the oxidative destruction of cobalt phthalocyanine derivatives in aqueous solutions has been investigated in the concentration interval 10−4–10−5 M as a function of the concentration of alkali and the partial pressure of oxygen in the system. The kinetic equation for the initial solution bleaching rate is obtained. A mechanism of cobalt phthalocyanine destruction involving an intermediate Co (II) → Co (III) oxidation step is suggested.

Catalytic systems consisting of cobalt phthalocyanine grafted to maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer chemically linked with γ-aminopropylated silochrome have been prepared. In the process of sulfide oxidation with air oxygen the specific catalytic activity of these systems depends strongly on the phthalocyanine concentration in the catalyst. At low phthalocyanine concentrations (below 0.4 × 10−6 mol g−1) the catalytic activity is more than an order of magnitude larger than that of homogeneous catalysts and cobalt phthalocyanine adsorbed on a silochrome surface. The different ways of preparing the catalysts are reflected in the kinetic characteristics of the oxidation process.

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