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Chlorinated organic compounds evolved during the combustion of blends of refuse-derived fuels and coals

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The objective of this study was to examine the possible formation of chlorinated organic compounds during the combustion of blends of refuse derived fuels (RDF) and coal under conditions similar to those of an atmospheric fluidized bed combustion (AFBC) system. A series of experiments were conducted using a TG interfaced to FTIR. Additional experiments using a tube furnace preheated to AFBC operating temperatures were also conducted. The combustion products were cryogenically trapped and analyzed with a GC/MS system. The chlorination of phenols and the condensation reactions of chlorophenols were investigated in this study. A possible mechanism for the formation of chlorinated organic compounds such as dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, by chlorination and condensation reactions involving phenols, was proposed.

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  1. Materials Characterization Center, Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, 42101, Bowling Green, KY, USA

    H. Li, X. Yang, W. Tomes, Wei-Ping Pan & J. T. Riley

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The financial support for this work received from the U.S. Department of Energy (Contract No. DE-FG22-94PC94211) and from the Huntsman Thermal Analysis Fellowship is gratefully acknowledged.

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Li, H., Yang, X., Tomes, W. et al. Chlorinated organic compounds evolved during the combustion of blends of refuse-derived fuels and coals. Journal of Thermal Analysis 49, 1417–1422 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01983700

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