Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6971246 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper we focus on the development of a methodology for treatment of carbon tetrachloride utilising a non-equilibrium plasma operating at atmospheric pressure, which is not singularly aimed at destroying carbon tetrachloride but rather at converting it to a non-hazardous, potentially valuable commodity. This method encompasses the reaction of carbon tetrachloride and methane, with argon as a carrier gas, in a quartz dielectric barrier discharge reactor. The reaction is performed under non-oxidative conditions. Possible pathways for formation of major products based on experimental results and supported by quantum chemical calculations are outlined in the paper. We elucidate important parameters such as carbon tetrachloride conversion, product distribution, mass balance and characterise the chlorinated polymer formed in the process.
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Authors
Vaibhav Gaikwad, Eric Kennedy, John Mackie, Clovia Holdsworth, Scott Molloy, Sazal Kundu, Michael Stockenhuber, Bogdan Dlugogorski,