Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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49117 | Applied Catalysis B: Environmental | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The current literature concerning the catalytic destruction of dioxins and of related model compounds is reviewed. Several different catalyst formulations have been tested, but V-rich vanadia-tungsta-titania catalysts seem to be mostly applied and allow reducing the dioxins concentration well below the limits of 0.1 ng TEQ/Nm3, as required by the EU directives. Other catalysts (in particular the noble metal-based ones) seem to be less efficient, due to deactivation effects and/or a considerable amount of polychlorinated by-products formation during oxidation activity. The coupled de-NOx and dioxin destruction systems compete with activated carbon adsorption for efficiency in PCDD/F removal from gases.
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Authors
Elisabetta Finocchio, Guido Busca, Maurizio Notaro,