a University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Chemistry, Columbia, Missouri 65211, U.S.A.
b University of Missouri-St. Louis, Department of Chemistry 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63121, U.S.A.
Abstract:
The ChemChar Process, a non-incinerative thermolytic technology designed to destroy hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, was studied using the surrogate compound hexachlorobenzene (HCB). The process was varied from the conventional mode of operation, and thermal degradation products of HCB were collected in sampling trains. A mechanism of thermal destruction was proposed from experimental results and comparison to known mechanisms employing similar coal conversion technology.