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Nonthermal Mechanochemical Destruction of POPs

In: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - Monitoring, Impact and Treatment

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  • Giovanni Cagnetta
  • Mohammadtaghi Vakili

Abstract

The present chapter is dedicated to all relevant theoretical and application aspects of mechanochemical destruction technology for mineralization of POPs, both stockpiled ones and as contaminants in environmental and waste matrices. It will show that such solid-state technology, realized by high energy milling of POPs with a co-milling solid reagent, can achieve complete mineralization of haloorganics into graphitic/amorphous carbon, carbon oxides, and halides; it takes place at near environmental temperature, thus limiting unintentional formation of dioxins (if treatment conditions are selected carefully); and, in some cases, it can be used to produce useful materials instead of just detoxified waste. The chapter will also give a comprehensive picture of complex mechanochemical destruction mechanism, including mechanochemical activation of the co-milling reagent and the cascade of radical reactions that cause POP molecules mineralization. Finally, technological and economic considerations will be provided, which corroborate the validity and feasibility of the mechanochemical destruction as an effective and safe technology to treat POPs.

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  • Giovanni Cagnetta & Mohammadtaghi Vakili, 2022. "Nonthermal Mechanochemical Destruction of POPs," Chapters, in: Mohamed Nageeb Rashed (ed.), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - Monitoring, Impact and Treatment, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:247101
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101088
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    Keywords

    mechanochemistry; high energy milling; POPs mineralization; nonthermal technology; waste detoxification;
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    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects

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