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Formation and inhibition of chloroaromatic micropollutants formed in incineration processes.
Chemosphere 43, 107-114 (2001)
The formation pathways for chlorinated aliphatic and chlorinated aromatic compounds in technical incineration processes are reviewed. It is shown that acetylene is converted to chloroaromatic compounds including PCDD/F in a special flow reactor by catalytic activity of CuCl2 in the temperature regime of a post-combustion zone of technical incinerators. Mechanistic pathways begin with chlorination of acetylene. Dichloroacetylene is further condensed to C-4 and C-6 units. Hexachlorobenzene is the dominant aromatic compound and a likely precursor to chlorinated phenols and PCDD/F. Two specific mechanisms of formation of chlorinated aromatic compounds including PCDD/F have been advanced. Both mechanisms begin with the formation of dichloroacetylene from flame pyrolysis products like acetylene. Condensation of dichloroacetylene is mediated by copper species via metallacyclic intermediates and/or a catalytic cycle involving copper stabilized trichlorovinyl radicals. The final pathways of conversion of chlorinated benzenes to PCDD/F via chlorophenols are under active investigation.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Acetylene; Dichloroacetylene; Cupric chloride; Chlorination; Condensation; Chlorophenols; Hexachlorbenzene; Inhibition; PCDD/F
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0045-6535
e-ISSN
1879-1298
Journal
Chemosphere
Quellenangaben
Volume: 43 ,
Issue: 1,
Pages: 107-114
Publisher
Elsevier
Publishing Place
Kidlington, Oxford
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)