Pyrolysis and Disposal of Mirex Residues
1978; American Chemical Society; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/bk-1978-0073.ch009
ISSN1947-5918
AutoresBobby R. Layton, Earl G. Alley,
Tópico(s)Insect and Pesticide Research
ResumoAt the request of the Mississippi Imported Fire Ant Authority, methods were investigated for the disposal of shipment drums contaminated with mirex, 1,2,3,4,5,5,6,7,8,9,10,10 dodecachloropentacyclo [5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8] decane (I). Extensive chemical studies on mirex (1, 2, 3) showed that this compound is thermally stable and resistant to most common oxidizing and reducing systems. However, mirex has been shown to dechlorinate photochemically (4, 5, 6). Mirex has also been found to undergo reductive dechlorination in the presence of reduced hematin (7) and when incubated under anaerobic conditions with sewage sludge. McBee etal. (1) and Eaton etal. (2) have indicated mirex pyrolysis occurs only at temperatures above 500°. Holloman etal. (10) found that at 700° the major pyrolysis product of mirex was hexachlorobenzene. It was the object of this reseach to determine whether mirex residues in shipment containers could be reduced to acceptable levels by combinations of chemical extraction, chemical degradation,
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