Thermal degradation of PCDD/F, PCB and HCB in municipal solid waste ash |
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Authors: | Lundin Lisa Marklund Stellan |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Ume? University, SE-901 87 Ume?, Sweden. lisa.lundin@chem.umu.se |
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Abstract: | A thermal degradation procedure for reducing the concentrations of mono- to octa-chlorinated PCDD/Fs, PCBs and hexa-chlorobenzenes (HCB) in filter ash from incinerated municipal solid waste (MSW) is described. Thermal treatment of filter ash samples at 500 degrees C for 60 min in a closed system providing low oxygen conditions resulted in 97% and 99% reductions in the total and I-TEQ concentrations of PCDD/Fs, to 6.8 microg kg(-1) ash and <0.05 microg I-TEQ kg(-1) ash, respectively. Increasing the thermal treatment time to 480 min, at the same temperature, yielded 99% reductions in both total and I-TEQ concentrations of the mono- to octa-chlorinated PCDD/Fs. Similar effects were observed for HCB and PCBs. The data from this study indicate that PCDD/Fs and other toxic organic compounds in ash from incinerated MSW, can be effectively degraded by this procedure, which combines relatively low-temperatures, short treatment times, and low oxygen conditions. |
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