Polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofurna (PCDF) isomer patterns from municipal waste combustion: Formation mechanism fingerprints

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 65; no. 9; pp. 1526 - 1536
• Main Authors: Ryu, Jae-Yong, Choi, Kum-Chan, Mulholland, James A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Chlorination; Combustion and energy production; Dechlorination; Exact sciences and technology; Gas-phase and CuCl 2-catalyzed formation; Municipal waste incinerator; Phenol condensation pathways; Pollution; Pollution sources. Measurement results; Dechlorination; Chlorination; Municipal waste incinerator; Phenol condensation pathways; Gas-phase and CuCl 2-catalyzed formation; Catalytic reaction; Dioxin derivatives; Urban waste; Pollutant formation; Organic chlorine compounds; Isomer; Persistent organic pollutant; Incineration plant; Gas-phase and Cucl2-catalyzed formation; Pollution source; Solid waste; Air pollution; Formation mechanism; Organic compounds

Polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) byproducts can be formed in combustion systems by a variety of mechanisms. While total PCDD/F emissions and, to a lesser extent, homologue distributions from incinerators have been found to vary widely depending on combustion condition...