64560-13-0Relevant articles and documents
Mechanisms of dioxin formation from the high-temperature oxidation of 2-chlorophenol
Evans, Catherine S.,Dellinger, Barry
, p. 122 - 127 (2007/10/03)
The homogeneous, gas-phase oxidative thermal degradation of 2-chlorophenol was studied in a 1 cm i.d., fused silica flow reactor at a concentration of 88 ppm, reaction time of 2.0 s, over a temperature range of 300 to 1000 °C. Observed products in order of yield were as follows: 4,6-dichlorodibenzofuran (4,6-DCDF) > dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD) > 1-monochlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1-MCDD), 4-chlorodibenzofuran (4-MCDF), dibenzofuran (DF), naphthalene, chloronaphthalene, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol, phenol, chlorobenzene, and benzene. In contrast to pyrolysis, 4,6-DCDF is the major product rather than DD, and 1-MCDD and naphthalene are formed at temperatures as low as 400 °C. Under oxidative conditions, ?OH and Cl? are the major carriers, which favors 4,6-DCDF formation over DD or 1-MCDD through abstraction of H? through diketo- and ether- intermediates. It is proposed that below 500 °C, unimolecular tautomerization/HCl elimination and CO elimination/isomerization reactions result in the formation of 1-MCDD and naphthalene, respectively.
A detailed mechanism of the surface-mediated formation of PCDD/F from the oxidation of 2-chlorophenol on a CuO/Silica surface
Lomnicki, Slawomir,Dellinger, Barry
, p. 4387 - 4395 (2007/10/03)
The formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) via a Cu(II)O-mediated reaction of 2-chlorophenol (2-MCP) has been studied in a packed bed reactor over a temperature range of 200-500 °C. Under oxidative conditions, the principle PCDD/F products were 1-monochlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (MCDD) > 4,6-dichlorodibenzofuran (DCDF) > dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD). EPR studies indicated the presence of a carbon-centered phenoxyl radical on the surface, which is attributed to chemisorption of 2-MCP at a copper oxide site followed by electron transfer to Cu(II) to form Cu(I) and a phenoxyl radical. The presence of a surface bound phenoxyl radical and the formation of MCDD, DCDF, and DD, which were also observed as the principle products of the gas-phase oxidation of 2-MCP, strongly suggest a surface-mediated mechanism involving many of the same radical and molecular species involved in the gas-phase formation of PCDD/F from 2-MCP. Reaction orders of 0.5-1.0 were observed for MCDD and DD formation, indicating an Eley-Rideal formation mechanism. Negative reaction orders were observed for DCDF formation, indicating a Langmuir-Hinshelwood formation mechanism. No highly chlorinated PCDFs were observed, suggesting a mechanism in which DCDF is desorbed from the surface before it can undergo additional chlorination. Highly chlorinated PCDDs were observed, which were consistent with a mechanism in which DD remained adsorbed to the surface and underwent additional chlorination. Chloro-o-quinone and chlorocatechol, which are precursors to semiquinone radicals, were also observed products. A detailed reaction mechanism accounting for all reported products is proposed.
Identification of surrogate compounds for the emission of PCDD/F (I-TEQ value) and evaluation of their on-line realtime detectability in flue gases of waste incineration plants by REMPI-TOFMS mass spectrometry
Blumenstock,Zimmermann,Schramm,Kettrup
, p. 507 - 518 (2007/10/03)
Correlations between products of incomplete combustion (PIC), e.g., chloroaromatic compounds, can be used to characterise the emissions from combustion processes, like municipal or hazardous waste incineration. A possible application of such relationships may be the on-line real-time monitoring of a characteristic surrogate, e.g., with Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (REMPI-TOFMS). In this paper, we report the relationships of homologues and individual congeners of chlorinated benzenes (PCBz), dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD), dibenzofurans (PCDF) and phenols (PCPh) to the International Toxicity Equivalent (I-TEQ) of the PCDD/F (I-TEQ value) in the flue gas and stack gas of a 22 MW hazardous waste incinerator (HWI). As the REMPI detection sensitivity is decreasing with the increase of the degree of chlorination, this study focuses on the lower chlorinated species of the compounds mentioned above. Lower chlorinated species, e.g., chlorobenzene (MCBz), 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 2,4,6-trichlorodibenzofuran or 2,4-dichlorophenol, were identified as I-TEQ surrogates in the flue gas. In contrast to the higher chlorinated phenols, the lower chlorinated phenols (degree of chlorination 4) were not reliable as surrogates in the stack gas. The identified surrogates are evaluated in terms of their detectability by REMPI-TOFMS laser mass spectrometry. The outcome is that MCBz is the best suited surrogate for (indirect) on-line measuring of the I-TEQ value in the flue gas by REMPI-TOFMS. The correlation coefficient r of the MCBz concentration to the I-TEQ in the flue gas was 0.85.
