Thermal treatment of 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin by reaction with Ca-based sorbents at 23-300 °C

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1855-1862

  Gullett, Brian K ^a   Natschke, David F ^b   Bruce, Kevin R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Acurex Environmental Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REACTION KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION;

CALCIUM BASED SORBENTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN (TCDD);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHLORINATION; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENT; GRAVIMETRY; POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031194391     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9604368     Document Type: Article

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