Carbon atom-initiated degradation of carbon tetrachloride in the presence of molecular oxygen: A product and mechanistic study
Journal Article
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· Environmental Science and Technology
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
This paper reports an investigation of the gas-phase reaction of atomic carbon with carbon tetrachloride in the presence of molecular oxygen. It is demonstrated that carbon tetrachloride can be oxidatively degraded by this method. Results from FT-IR and GC/MS studies suggest that the major products from the reaction are phosgene and carbon dioxide. The initial step involves breaking the carbon-chlorine bond as a result of the reaction of atomic carbon with carbon tetrachloride. Laser-induced fluorescence studies have shown the presence of CCl as an intermediate produced from this reaction. A tentative mechanism is proposed to describe the details of the chemistry.
- OSTI ID:
- 290182
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 32; ISSN ESTHAG; ISSN 0013-936X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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