Formation of toxic species and precursors of PCDD/F in thermal decomposition of alpha-cypermethrin

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Summoogum, Sindra L ^a   Mackie, John C ^a,b   Kennedy, Eric M ^a   Delichatsios, Michael A ^a,c   Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha cypermethrin; Precursors of polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and furans; Pyrethroid pesticides; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HEATING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PYROLYSIS; THERMOLYSIS;

ALPHA-CYPERMETHRIN; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; DECOMPOSITION PATHWAY; PARALLEL PATHWAYS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; PYRETHROID PESTICIDE; TUBULAR REACTORS; VINYLCYCLOPROPANE;

INSECTICIDES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALPHA CYPERMETHRIN; CARBON; CIPERMETHRIN; CYANIDE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLCYCLOPROPANE;

CHARCOAL; COMBUSTION; CYANIDE; CYPERMETHRIN; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PCDD; PHENOL; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENT; STREAM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FURNACE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; TUBULAR REACTOR; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 80054868983     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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