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A Chemical Pathway to the Formation of Chlorinated Compounds During Combustion
Abstract
dc:description.abstractTwo reactions, the Deacon reaction and the chlorination of phenol, which are the postulated starting steps for the formation of chlorinated dioxins during the incineration of the refuse derived fuel, were investigated in this work. Reactions were conducted in a tube furnace, and the products were trapped and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. It was shown that the Deacon reaction was favored at higher temperatures. The chlorination of phenol in vapor phase was found to begin at temperatures as low as 250°C and to be favored at higher temperatures. The ortho and para positions in the phenol ring are the favored sites for chlorine substitution.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Department of Chemistry
- Year
- 1996
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Yang, Xiaodong
Subjects
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dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/820
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1823