Mechanisms of dioxin formation from the high-temperature oxidation of 2-bromophenol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2128-2134

  Evans, Catherine S ^a   Dellinger, Barry ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUSED SILICA; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS;

DIOXIN; GAS-PHASE; OXIDATIVE-CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

TOXICITY;

1 BROMODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2 BROMOPHENOL; 2 CHLOROPHENOL; 2,4 DIBROMOPHENOL; 2,6 DIBROMOPHENOL; 4 BROMODIBENZOFURAN; 4,6 DIBROMODIBENZOFURAN; 4,6 DICHLORODIBENZOFURAN; BENZENE; BROMOBENZENE; BROMONAPHTHALENE; DIBENZODIOXIN DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIOXIN; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTOR; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

DIOXINS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 16844380392     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048461y     Document Type: Article

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