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Neuer-Etscheidt, K.* ; Orasche, J.* ; Nordsieck, H.* ; Streibel, T.* ; Zimmermann, R. ; Kettrup, A.

Changes in PCDD/PCDF formation processes during instationary phases of combustor operation - Exemplified by the use of Cl4DD isomer patterns.

Chemosphere 67, S205-S216 (2007)

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In this paper results of various measurement campaigns at different municipal waste incineration (MWI) plants concerning the change of the PCDD/PCDF isomer distribution in the crude gas during transiently impaired combustion conditions are presented. The focus is on the Cl4DD isomer distributions exemplarily for all other homologue groups to demonstrate the changein PCDD/PCDF formation mechanism at transient combustion conditions. Additionally to crude gas samples, at one plant filter and boiler ash were investigated simultaneously to determine if there is any difference in the isomer distribution between the matrices. For the ash from an electrostatic precipitator (ESP ash), the boiler ash and the corresponding crude gas sample, nearly identical changes in the Cl4DD isomer distribution under transient combustion conditions in relation to the normal operation process could be detected. By comparing the Cl4DD isomer distributions from different incineration plants (two municipal waste incinerators and one little incinerator burning wood chips for heating domestic household) under transient combustion conditions, in all cases the 1,3,6,8- and 1,3,7,9-Cl4DD were dominating the isomer distribution, whereas under normal operation other isomers were predominant. Obviously PCDD/PCDF formation mechanisms under transient combustion conditions are independent from the type of incinerator and of the burned fuel, respectively.Data sets were analyzed with respect to the possible reaction mechanism via chlorophenols and a good correlation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol during the second phase of a start-up process and during a CO experiment was found.To get more detailed information about possible formation mechanisms, at one plant the dependence of the PCDD/PCDF isomer distribution on the different matrices was studied. Separate analysis of fly ash collected at the boiler exit, subsequent gas phase, ESP ash and boiler ash under normal operation conditions showed that, apart from the fly ash, the Cl4DD isomer distributions are nearly the same in the different matrices. Surprisingly, the Cl4DD isomer distribution of the fly ash was more similar to the distributions found under transient combustion conditions.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Transient combustion conditions; Isomer distribution; previous term PCDD/PCDFnext term; Tetra-CDD; Fly ash; ESP ash; Boiler ash; PCPh

ISSN (print) / ISBN 0045-6535

e-ISSN 1879-1298

Journal Chemosphere

Quellenangaben Volume: 67, Issue: 9, Pages: S205-S216

Publisher Elsevier

Publishing Place Kidlington, Oxford

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Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)
Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics (CMA)
PPM-MEX-Molecular EXposomics (MEX)