| Main Title |
Effect of Sulfur Dioxide on the Formation Mechanism of Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxin and Dibenzofuran in Municipal Waste Combustors. |
| Author |
Gullett, B. K. ;
Bruce, K. R. ;
Beach, L. O. ;
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| CORP Author |
Acurex Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab. |
| Publisher |
c1992 |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-DO-0141; EPA/600/J-92/410; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-131852 |
| Additional Subjects |
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins ;
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans ;
Municipal wastes ;
Waste disposal ;
Air pollution abatement ;
Combustors ;
Sulfur dioxide ;
Combustion products ;
Catalysts ;
Experimental design ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Chemical reactions ;
Combustion kinetics ;
Reprints ;
Chemical reaction mechanisms
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| NTIS |
PB93-131852 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
The paper gives results of an investigation of the effect of SO2 on the formation mechanism of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) in the post-combustion, downstream region (500 to 300 C) of a municipal waste combustor (MWC). Laboratory experiments simulating the flue gases and particle environment of an MWC examined PCDD production under varying conditions. Effects on the concentration of the organic-chlorinating constituent, Cl2, through both homogeneous reaction with SO2 and deactivation of a Cl2-forming catalyst, Cu(II), were examined. Experimental results suggest that the reaction of Cu(II) with SO2 to form CuSO4 renders the catalyst less active, decreasing PCDD formation by minor amounts. However, this inactivity is not the result of decreased Cl2 formation, but rather of reduced ability of Cu(II) to promote a second catalytic step of biaryl synthesis. These findings suggest that the apparent lack of PCDD and PCDF in the emissions from coal-fired combustors may be due to the relatively high concentrations of SO2. (Copyright (c) 1992 American Chemical Society.) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Environmental Science and Technology, v26 n10 p1938-1943 1992. See also PB89-239223. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Effect of Sulfur Dioxide on the Formation Mechanism of Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxin and Dibenzofuran in Municipal Waste Combustors. |
| Category Codes |
68A; 68C; 81A; 99F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/13 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
303626850 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
