Occurrence and characteristics of PCDD/Fs formed from Chlorobenzenes production in China
2018
Ren, Zhiyuan | Lu, Yong | Li, Qiushuang | Sun, Yangzhao | Wu, Changmin | Ding, Qiong
China had a large production capacity of chlorobenzenes. An extensive investigation was conducted to understand the occurrence and characteristics of PCDD/Fs from four chlorobenzene production plants. The concentrations of PCDD/Fs in mono-CB production and in a new di-CB production routine were revealed. Concentrations of PCDD/Fs in residues, byproducts, products and wastewater varied between 8.4*10³–4.0*10⁶ ng TEQ/kg, 1.5–5.0*10⁴ ng TEQ/kg, ND∼0.12 ng TEQ/kg and 6.0*10⁴–9.1*10⁴ pg TEQ/L, respectively. OCDF, 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF, 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF, and 2,3,7,8-TeCDF were the most abundant congeners of the 17 2,3,7,8-substituted PCDD/Fs. In most samples, PCDFs contributed more than 99% of the total TEQs of PCDD/Fs, in which 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF was the dominating contributor. It is inferred PCDFs were mainly formed in the chlorination reactions. The emission factors were suggested and the amount of PCDD/Fs formed in CB production was estimated to be 450 g TEQ in 2012. Residue, byproduct and wastewater were potentially the main pathways of PCDD/Fs to the environmental releases.
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