title: Effects of combustion temperature on PCDD/Fs formation in laboratory-scale fluidized-bed incineration.
abstract: Combustion experiments in a laboratory-scale fluidized-bed reactor were performed to elucidate the effects of combustion temperature on PCDD/Fs formation during incineration of model wastes with poly(vinyl chloride) or sodium chloride as a chlorine source and copper chloride as a catalyst. Each temperature of primary and secondary combustion zones in the reactor was set independently to 700, 800, and 900 degrees C using external electric heaters. The PCDD/Fs concentration is reduced as the temperature of the secondary combustion zone increases. It is effective to keep the temperature of the secondary combustion zone high enough to reduce their release during the waste incineration. On the other hand, as the temperature of the primary combustion zone rises, the PCDD/Fs concentration also increases. Lower temperature of the primary combustion zone results in less PCDD/Fs concentration in these experimental conditions. This result is probably related to the devolatilization rate of the solid waste in the primary combustion zone. The temperature decrease slows the devolatilization rate and promotes mixing of oxygen and volatile matters from the solid waste. This contributes to completing combustion reactions, resulting in reducing the PCDD/Fs concentration.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Energy Utilization, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Tsukuba West, Ibaraki-ken, Japan. t.hatanaka@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006358:Hot Temperature; D017745:Incineration / Q000379:methods*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002244:Carbon; C023614:dibenzofuran; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride