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ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO, POHC, AND PIC EMISSIONS FROM A SIMULATED HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR
Citation:
Staley*, L J., M K. Richards*, G L. Huffman*, R. Olexsey*, AND B. Dellinge. ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CO, POHC, AND PIC EMISSIONS FROM A SIMULATED HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR. T. Keener, G. Hidy (ed.), Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. AWMA, Pittsburgh, PA, 39(3):321-327, (1989).
Impact/Purpose:
To study the relationship between four mixtures of chlorinated C1 and C2 hydrocarbons burned in a turbulent flame reactor under two different excess air levels.
Description:
Measurements conducted on full-scale hazardous waste incinerators have occasionally shown a relationship between carbon monoxide (CO) emissions and emissions of toxic organic compounds. In this study, four mixtures of chlorinated C1 and C2 hydrocarbons were diluted in commercial-grade heptane and burned in a water-cooled turbulent flame reactor (TFR) under two different excess air levels. No correlation between CO and organic emissions could be discerned. Reasons for this lack of observable correlations are discussed in terms of combustion and chemical reaction kinetic theory.
