Is Chlorination One of the Major Pathways in the Formation of Polychlorinated Naphthalenes (PCNs) in Municipal Solid Waste Combustion?

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 2394 - 2400
• Main Authors: Ryu, Jae-Yong, Kim, Do-Hyong, Jang, Seong-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 05.03.2013
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chlorine; Coal Ash - chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; Flue gas; Fly ash; Halogenation; Hypotheses; Incineration; Incinerators; Municipal solid waste; Naphthalenes - chemical synthesis; Naphthalenes - chemistry; Organic chemistry; Pollution; Silicon Dioxide - chemistry; Solid Waste; Temperature; Temperature effects; Urban and domestic wastes; Wastes; Heat treatment; Chlorination; Waste treatment; Polychlorinated naphthalene; Urban waste; Pollutant formation; Combustion; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Mutagen; Organic chlorine compounds; Organic halogen compounds; Persistent organic pollutant; Carcinogen; Halogenated hydrocarbon; Incineration; Chlorocarbon; Solid waste; Reaction mechanism; Organic compounds

The chlorination patterns of unsubstituted naphthalene were studied using a laminar flow reactor with a 1 cm particle bed of 0.5% (mass) copper(II) chloride (CuCl2) mixed with silicon dioxide (SiO2), operated over a temperature range of 100 to 400 °C and at gas velocities of 2.7 and 0.32 cm/s. The p...