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The role of chlorine and additives of PVC-plastic in combustion; PVC-muovin sisaeltaemaen kloorin ja lisaeaineiden merkitys poltossa

Abstract

The PVC differs from other common plastics due to the chlorine content. As the PVC is combusted, the chlorine is released mainly as hydrogen chloride. The content of chlorinated hydrocarbons is small, but these can also contain polychlorinated dibenzofuranes and dibenzodioxines, which are extremely poisonous. The aim of this study was to find out, what is the portion of PVC combustion in total emission of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Additionally, the amounts chlorine coming into combustion process with ordinary fuels have been estimated, and they are compared with the amounts of PVC. The chloride content of municipal wastes vary in between 0.4-0.9 %. The portion of plastics is about 30 % of the total, and the rest being from paper, food , wood and garden wastes an textiles. Both organic and inorganic chlorine form gaseous hydrogen chlorid in combustion processes. HCl can then react with oxygen and produce caseous chlorine. This can react with unreacted carbon of the smoke and produce different kinds of chlorinated hydrocarbons. The portion of PVC of the chlorine going into combustion in Finland has been estimated to be about 1-2 %. Combustion tests were made using coal and bark and plastic waste as additional fuel. It was  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NEI-FI-176
Reference Number:
SCA: 200500; 200103; PA: FI-92:003512; SN: 93000918119
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; POLYVINYLS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; ADDITIVES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EMISSION; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; PLASTICS; MUNICIPAL WASTES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; 200500; 200103; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; WASTE-FUELED SYSTEMS
OSTI ID:
10111382
Research Organizations:
Kuopio Univ. (Finland). Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences; Association of Finnish Plastics Industry, Helsinki (Finland)
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
Finnish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93752937; TRN: FI9203512
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; INIS
Submitting Site:
FI
Size:
106 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Mattila, H. The role of chlorine and additives of PVC-plastic in combustion; PVC-muovin sisaeltaemaen kloorin ja lisaeaineiden merkitys poltossa. Finland: N. p., 1991. Web.
Mattila, H. The role of chlorine and additives of PVC-plastic in combustion; PVC-muovin sisaeltaemaen kloorin ja lisaeaineiden merkitys poltossa. Finland.
Mattila, H. 1991. "The role of chlorine and additives of PVC-plastic in combustion; PVC-muovin sisaeltaemaen kloorin ja lisaeaineiden merkitys poltossa." Finland.
@misc{etde_10111382,
title = {The role of chlorine and additives of PVC-plastic in combustion; PVC-muovin sisaeltaemaen kloorin ja lisaeaineiden merkitys poltossa}
author = {Mattila, H}
abstractNote = {The PVC differs from other common plastics due to the chlorine content. As the PVC is combusted, the chlorine is released mainly as hydrogen chloride. The content of chlorinated hydrocarbons is small, but these can also contain polychlorinated dibenzofuranes and dibenzodioxines, which are extremely poisonous. The aim of this study was to find out, what is the portion of PVC combustion in total emission of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Additionally, the amounts chlorine coming into combustion process with ordinary fuels have been estimated, and they are compared with the amounts of PVC. The chloride content of municipal wastes vary in between 0.4-0.9 %. The portion of plastics is about 30 % of the total, and the rest being from paper, food , wood and garden wastes an textiles. Both organic and inorganic chlorine form gaseous hydrogen chlorid in combustion processes. HCl can then react with oxygen and produce caseous chlorine. This can react with unreacted carbon of the smoke and produce different kinds of chlorinated hydrocarbons. The portion of PVC of the chlorine going into combustion in Finland has been estimated to be about 1-2 %. Combustion tests were made using coal and bark and plastic waste as additional fuel. It was noticed that addition of plastic decreased the amount of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the smoke. Chlorinated dioxins and furans occurred a little less in the gases of combustion of plastic mixtures not containing PVC than in reference tests, but they increased when PVC containing plastic mixture was combusted, but more chlorinated dioxins and furans were absorbed into fly ash, so the emissions remained almost the same.}
place = {Finland}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}