Formation of bromochlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from the high-temperature oxidation of a mixture of 2-chlorophenol and 2-bromophenol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3036-3042

  Evans, Catherine S ^a   Dellinger, Barry ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; SILICA;

2-BROMOPHENOL; 2-CHLOROPHENOL; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PYROLYTIC CONDITIONS;

PHENOLS;

1 CHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 1 MONOBROMODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 2 BROMO 4 CHLOROPHENOL; 2 BROMOPHENOL; 2 CHLOROPHENOL; 2,4 DIBROMOPHENOL 2 CHLORO 4 BROMOPHENOL; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; 2,6 DIBROMOPHENOL; 4 BROMO 7 CHLORODIBENZOFURAN; 4 MONOBROMODIBENZOFURAN; 4 MONOCHLORODIBENZOFURAN; 4,6 DIBROMODIBENZOFURAN; 4,6 DICHLORODIBENZOFURAN; BENZENE; BROMINE; BROMOBENZENE; BROMOCHLORODIBENZO 1,4 DIOXIN; BROMONAPHTHALENE; CHLORINE; CHLOROBENZENE; CHLORONAPHTHALENE; DIBENZO 1,4 DIOXIN; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; SILICA;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OXIDATION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BENZOFURANS; CHLOROPHENOLS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENT; GASES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NAPHTHALENES; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; TEMPERATURE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 33646348161     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051905l     Document Type: Article

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