Incineration of toluene and chlorobenzene in a laboratory incinerator
This paper reports results on incineration of toluene and chlorobenzene in a small laboratory incinerator. The incinerator temperature, excess air ratio and mean residence time were varied to simulate both complete and incomplete combustion conditions. The flue gas was monitored on line using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy coupling with a heated long path cell (LPC). Methane, toluene, benzene, chlorobenzene, hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide in the flue gas were simultaneously analyzed. Experimental results indicate that benzene is a major product of incomplete combustion (PIC), besides carbon monoxide, in the incineration of toluene and chlorobenzene and is very sensitive to the combustion conditions. This suggests that benzene is a target analyte to be monitored in full-scale incinerators.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 10121483
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CP-77475; CONF-9209160-23; ON: DE93006494
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International symposium on energy, environment and information management,Argonne, IL (United States),15-18 Sep 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
TOLUENE
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INCINERATORS
INFRARED SPECTRA
MONITORING
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K
BENZENE
CARBON MONOXIDE
METHANE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
400800
320305
COMBUSTION, PYROLYSIS, AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE CHEMISTRY
INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT