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The thermal desorption was combined with sodium hydroxide to remediate polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated soil. The experiments were conducted at different temperatures ranging from 300 to 600 °C with three NaOH contents of 0.1, 0.5, and 1 %. The results showed that thermal desorption was effective for PCB removal, destruction, and detoxication, and the presence of NaOH enhanced the process by significant dechlorination. After treatment with 0.1 % NaOH, the removal efficiency (RE) increased from 84.8 % at 300 °C to 98.0 % at 600 °C, corresponding to 72.7 and 91.7 % of destruction efficiency (DE). With 1 % NaOH content treated at 600 °C, the RE and DE were 99.0 and 93.6 %, respectively. The effect of NaOH content on PCB removal was significant, especially at lower temperature, yet it weakened under higher temperature. The interaction between NaOH content and temperature influenced the PCB composition. The higher temperature with the help of NaOH effectively increased the RE and DE of 12 dioxin-like PCBs (based on WHO-TEQ).
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This research work was financially supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) (No.2011CB201500), the National High Technology Research, and the Development Program of China (No.2009AA061304).
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Liu, J., Qi, Z., Zhao, Z. et al. Thermal desorption of PCB-contaminated soil with sodium hydroxide. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 19538–19545 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5136-9
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