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Destruction of Halogenated Plastics in a Molten Salt Oxidation Reactor
Author(s) -
Yang HeeChul,
Cho YongJun,
Yun JongSung,
Kim JoonHyung
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450810350
Subject(s) - halogen , chlorine , halide , thermal decomposition , molten salt , stoichiometry , materials science , chemistry , natural rubber , salt (chemistry) , hydrogen , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , alkyl
Halogenated plastics such as PVC pipe, PTFE tube, and latex gloves were test‐burned in a bench‐scale molten salt oxidation reactor. Hydrogen halides (HCl and HF) and free halogens (Cl 2 and F 2 ) first released by the thermal decomposition of halogenated plastics (PVC and PTFE) were nearly completely collected in the hot sodium carbonate salt bath. Compared to halogen collection, sulfur collection was not complete and SO 2 emission for rubber gloves decreased with stoichiometric air ratio. The entrainment of spiked metals and their fraction in the sub‐micron particle size range increased with the chlorine content as well as the operating temperature.