Formation of bromochlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and furans from the high-temperature pyrolysis of a 2-chlorophenol/2-bromophenol mixture

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7940-7948

  Evans, Catherine S ^a   Dellinger, Barry ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUSED SILICA; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BROMINE ATOMS; CHLORINE ATOM CONCENTRATION; FLOW REACTORS; FORMATION;

PYROLYSIS;

1 MONOBROMODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; 1,4 DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; 2 BROMO 4 CHLOROPHENOL; 2 BROMOPHENOL; 2 CHLOROPHENOL; 2,4 DIBROMOPHENOL; 4 MONOBROMODIBENZOFURAN; 4 MONOCHLORODIBENZOFURAN; 4,6 DICHLOROBENZOFURAN; BENZENE; BROMOBENZENE; BROMOCHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; BROMONAPHTHALENE; CHLORINE; CHLOROBENZENE; CHLORONAPHTHALENE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL FORMATION; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PYROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

BENZOFURANS; CHLOROPHENOLS; DIOXINS; HEAT; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHENOLS;

EID: 26944450453     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0510966     Document Type: Article

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