Degradation of PCDD/Fs in MSWI fly ash using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal process

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2018.10.015

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, microwave treatment was introduced to a hydrothermal treatment process to degrade PCDD/Fs (Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans) in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. Three process additives (NaOH, Na₂HPO₄, H₂O), temperatures (150℃, 185℃, 220℃) and reaction times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h) were investigated to identify their effect on the disposal of fly ash samples through orthogonal experiments. High-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRGC/MS) was applied to determine the PCDD/F concentrations in MSWI fly ash. The experimental results revealed that 83.7% of total PCDD/Fs was degraded. Reaction temperature was the most important factor for the degradation of the total PCDD/Fs. Both direct destruction and chlorination reactions (the chlorination degree of PCDFs increased) took part in the degradation of PCDD/Fs in fly ash, which was a new discovery. Several PCDD/F indexes determined by the concentration of indicative congeners were found to quantitatively characterize the dioxin toxicity of the fly ash. Furthermore, heavy metals in the fly ash sample were solidified using microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment, which provided an experimental basis for the simultaneous disposal of dioxins and heavy metals. Thus, the microwave-assisted hydrothermal process should be considered for the future disposal of MSWI fly ash.

Key words: Dioxins, Degradation, MSWI fly ash, Hydrothermal treatment, Microwave

摘要： In this work, microwave treatment was introduced to a hydrothermal treatment process to degrade PCDD/Fs (Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans) in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. Three process additives (NaOH, Na₂HPO₄, H₂O), temperatures (150℃, 185℃, 220℃) and reaction times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h) were investigated to identify their effect on the disposal of fly ash samples through orthogonal experiments. High-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HRGC/MS) was applied to determine the PCDD/F concentrations in MSWI fly ash. The experimental results revealed that 83.7% of total PCDD/Fs was degraded. Reaction temperature was the most important factor for the degradation of the total PCDD/Fs. Both direct destruction and chlorination reactions (the chlorination degree of PCDFs increased) took part in the degradation of PCDD/Fs in fly ash, which was a new discovery. Several PCDD/F indexes determined by the concentration of indicative congeners were found to quantitatively characterize the dioxin toxicity of the fly ash. Furthermore, heavy metals in the fly ash sample were solidified using microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment, which provided an experimental basis for the simultaneous disposal of dioxins and heavy metals. Thus, the microwave-assisted hydrothermal process should be considered for the future disposal of MSWI fly ash.

关键词: Dioxins, Degradation, MSWI fly ash, Hydrothermal treatment, Microwave

Qili Qiu, Xuguang Jiang, Guojun Lü, Zhiliang Chen, Shengyong Lu, Mingjiang Ni, Jianhua Yan, Xiaobing Deng. Degradation of PCDD/Fs in MSWI fly ash using a microwave-assisted hydrothermal process[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(7): 1708-1715.

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