Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5746202 | Chemosphere | 2017 | 36 Pages |
Abstract
A recent paper presented the results from de novo tests, involving 11 distinct catalytic systems (oxides and chlorides of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn, as well as a blank sample). Their PCDD and PCDF formation activity was shown. This paper further assesses their isomer signature, with special emphasis on those congeners associated with chlorophenol precursor routes, and on 2,3,7,8- and 1,9-substituted congeners. Each metal catalyst generates a significantly different signature, also affected by the presence or absence of oxygen in the reaction atmosphere. Oxide and chloride catalysts supply distinctive signatures, suggesting singly weighted pathways. Quite a large number of data was handled, so that throughout this analysis special attention was given to testing and developing an appropriate methodology, allowing appropriate correlation analysis and statistical data treatment. The large tables resulting relate to the 11 catalytic systems, studied at 3 levels of oxygen concentration, with 94 PCDD/F-congeners considered individually. They constitute an extensive reference data bank for confronting novel experimental data with this vast data set.
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Authors
Mengmei Zhang, Alfons Buekens, Kees Olie, Xiaodong Li,