INVESTIGATION ON THE FORMATION POSSIBILITY

OF PCDD/F BY SYNTHETIC REACTIONS

FROM THEIR SURROGATES

Staff:

Vladimír Církva, Lenka Slavětínská, Leona Vlková

Co-workers:

Vladimír Pekárek, Eva Fišerová, Miroslav Punčochář, Jindřich Karban

External co-workers:

Tomáš Ocelka, Roman Grabic, Tomáš Tomšej (Institute of public health Ostrava, National reference laboratory for POP, Frýdek-Místek)

Financing, funding:

GACR (104/07/1212) Investigation on the formation possibility of PCDD/F by synthetic reactions from their surrogates

          The project is directed toward a study of the synthetic reactions producing persistent organic pollutants of the type of PCDD and PCDF, with special emphasis on the conditions of formation of these substances in combustion plants. Investigation is focused on the formation possibility of PCDD/F from their surrogates. As the major proposed surrogates are chlorinated phenols and benzenes.  The research is also oriented on the formation study of new PCDD/F intermediates and precursors on suitable solid supports from corresponding surrogates. Attention is paid to the effects of matrice and of copper metal forms with various physico-chemical properties on the course of the synthetic reactions. The experiments are designed to also permit a solution to a basic question, i.e., whether copper acts as a catalyst, or as a reaction component. The research results should contribute to initiation of further technical measures in combustion plants that would decrease PCDD/F emissions.