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DOI 10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.02.005
Title (Primary) Catalytic effects of activated carbon on hydrolysis reactions of chlorinated organic compounds Part 2. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Author Mackenzie, K. ORCID logo ; Battke, J.; Koehler, R.; Kopinke, F.-D.
Source Titel Applied Catalysis B-Environmental
Year 2005
Department TUCHEM
Volume 59
Issue 3-4
Page From 171
Page To 179
Language englisch
Keywords Activated carbon; Dehydrochlorination; Hydrolysis; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Abstract The hydrolysis reaction of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TeCA) is significantly enhanced by sorption on activated carbon. TeCA is quantitatively transformed into trichloroethene (TCE) at moderate pH values. This transformation is exploited as the basic step of a site-adapted groundwater-cleanup technology. The volatility of TCE is a factor of 23 higher than that of TeCA such that the partially dehydrochlorinated product can be easily stripped out of the groundwater flow. The base-mediated and the neutral dehydrochlorination of TeCA were studied as a function of temperature and pH value in batch and column experiments. Surprisingly, it was found that despite high loadings of the sorbent with TeCA and TCE (=20 wt.%) the TeCA remains available for the hydrolysis reaction.
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Mackenzie, K., Battke, J., Koehler, R., Kopinke, F.-D. (2005):
Catalytic effects of activated carbon on hydrolysis reactions of chlorinated organic compounds Part 2. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 59 (3-4), 171 - 179 10.1016/j.apcatb.2005.02.005