39001-02-0Relevant articles and documents
Effects of oxygen on formation of PCB and PCDD/F on extracted fly ash in the presence of carbon and cupric salt
Pekarek,Grabic,Marklund,Puncochar,Ullrich
, p. 777 - 782 (2007/10/03)
The effect of oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere (N2 + 10%O2, N2 + 1%O2 and 99.999% N2) on the formation of PCB, PCDD and PCDF by the de novo synthetic reactions in the system consisting of extracted fly ash
Mechanistic studies on the role of PAHs and related compounds in PCDD/F formation on model fly ashes
Wilhelm,Stieglitz,Dinjus,Will
, p. 797 - 802 (2007/10/03)
Model fly ashes containing Florisil , CuCl2 · 2H2O and PAHs with structures similar to dibenzo-p-dioxin or dibenzofuran were heated at 250°C in He/O2 with regard to a supposed intramolecular reaction mechanism for oxygen incorporation. Highest reactivities in PCDF formation could be found for model compounds containing a biphenyl structure, while condensed π-systems lead to a decrease in reactivity for such compounds. Biphenyl is almost completely converted to dibenzofuran. PCDD formation from six-membered rings like xanthene/9,10-dihydroanthracene is of minor importance. 18O-labeling of gaseous oxygen reveals no common reaction step for oxygen incorporation using 9-fluorenone, xanthene, diphenyl ether and diphenyl-2-carboxylic acid as model compounds. Pre-existing oxygen in reactants is a major source for ether groups in PCDD and PCDF. Determination of labeled and unlabeled CO and CO2 besides He/O2 reflects higher reactivities towards oxidation for model compounds containing ether groups than for compounds with carbonyl groups.
Estimation of dioxin emission from fires in chemicals
Vikelsoe,Johansen
, p. 165 - 175 (2007/10/03)
The formation of the 17 toxic 2,3,7,8-substituted-PCDDs and PCDFs during combustion of selected chemicals were measured by high-resolution GC/MS. The 16 chemicals studied were commonly used chlorinated pesticides, industrial chemicals, and PVC. In a series of experiments carried out in a DIN 53,436 furnace, 2.5 g of these compounds were burned at 500°C and 900°C, respectively. The resultant yields ranged from 740 ng ITEQ/g for pentachlorophenol, to below 0.01 ng ITEQ/g for PVC and dichlobenil. The results show that some chemicals generate PCDD/F in very high - possibly dangerous - amounts during burning, whereas others generate insignificant amounts. The influence of scale were studied for chlorobenzene and 4-chloro- 3-nitro-benzoic acid in additional experiments, carried out in a cone calorimeter burning 20 g substance, and in ISO 9705 room test burning about 50 kg. A good agreement between the results for large and small scale indicated that formation of PCCD/F during a fire may be estimated from laboratory experiments. This suggest laboratory test may be used to screen for chemicals posing a hazard for release of PCDD/F during fires.