Chemosphere

Prediction of polychlorinated dibenzofuran congener distribution from gas-phase phenol condensation pathways

JY Ryu, JA Mulholland, JE Oh, DT Nakahata, DH Kim

Index: Ryu, Jae-Yong; Mulholland, James A.; Oh, Jeong-Eun; Nakahata, Duane T.; Kim, Do-Hyong Chemosphere, 2004 , vol. 55, # 11 p. 1447 - 1455

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Abstract

A model for predicting the distribution of dibenzofuran and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners from a distribution of phenols was developed. The model is based on a simplified chemical mechanism. Relative rate constants and reaction order with respect to phenol precursors were derived from experimental results using single phenols and equal molar mixtures of up to four phenols. For validation, experiments were performed at three ...