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Trichloroethylene Combustion in a Submerged Thermal Plasma: Results and Chemical Kinetics Model

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This work deals with incineration of organic liquid wastes using an oxygen thermal plasma jet, submerged in water. The results presented here concern incineration of trichloroethylene (TCE). During a trial run, the CO2 and CO content in the exhaust gas is continuously measured; samples taken periodically from the solution are analyzed by appropriate methods: total organic carbon and chlorine content are measured. Process efficiency during tests with a few L/h of TCE is given by the mineralization rate. The trapping rate of chlorine as HCl is near 100 %. The TCE destruction and removal efficiency, measured by MS/GC, is better than 99.9999 %. A simplified kinetic model of gas quenching was constructed from a single-phase plug-flow reactor model taking into account 14 species and 34 reactions. It satisfies the requirements of heat balance and major components analysis, and reveals the major role of the OH radical on the concentrations of CO as well as HCl and/or Cl2 in the off-gas stream.

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The pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacovigilance department of the Limoges University Hospital is gratefully acknowledged for performing analysis of the solution.

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  1. French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) Marcoule, DTCD/SCDV/LPIC, BP 17171, 30207, Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France

    Majdi Mabrouk, Mickael Marchand & Florent Lemont

  2. University of Limoges, GRESE 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France

    Jean-Marie Baronnet

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Mabrouk, M., Marchand, M., Baronnet, JM. et al. Trichloroethylene Combustion in a Submerged Thermal Plasma: Results and Chemical Kinetics Model. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 36, 1085–1110 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-016-9693-6

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