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Indication of PCDD/F formation through precursor condensation in a full-scale hazardous waste incinerator

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This paper gives the PCDD/F fingerprint of boiler and fly ash of a full scale hazardous waste incinerator and demonstrates that, when the waste to be incinerated contains high concentrations of PCBs and chlorinated pesticides, heterogeneous precursor condensation is the dominant PCDD/F formation mechanism rather than de novo synthesis. This is in contrast to full-scale municipal solid waste incinerators, where de novo synthesis has been shown to be the dominant PCDD/F formation mechanism. This paper agrees with earlier predictions based on numerous lab scale experiments.

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Andres Van Brecht, Guido Wauters and Pieter Van Royen from Indaver NV are acknowledged for their kind collaboration and support with the data gathering for this study.

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    Isabel Vermeulen, Jo Van Caneghem & Carlo Vandecasteele

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Vermeulen, I., Van Caneghem, J. & Vandecasteele, C. Indication of PCDD/F formation through precursor condensation in a full-scale hazardous waste incinerator. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 16, 167–171 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-013-0160-7

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