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  • Title: Approach to highly efficient dechlorination of PCDDs, PCDFs, and coplanar PCBs using metallic calcium in ethanol under atmospheric pressure at room temperature.
    Author: Mitoma Y, Uda T, Egashira N, Simion C, Tashiro H, Tashiro M, Fan X.
    Journal: Environ Sci Technol; 2004 Feb 15; 38(4):1216-20. PubMed ID: 14998040.
    Abstract:
    Detoxification of highly toxic polychlorinated aromatic compounds such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like compounds such as coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (co-PCBs) under mild conditions (atmospheric pressure and room temperature) was achieved by a simple stirring operation for 24 h using metallic calcium in ethanol, without any tedious decomposition procedures and harsh conditions such as high temperature and/or high pressure. Metallic calcium can be kept stable under atmospheric conditions for a long period as compared to metallic sodium since the surface is coated with CaCO3, which is formed in the contact with air. Moreover, ethanol, which is one of the safest solvents for humans, acts not only as a solvent but also as an accelerator due to its ablility to remove the carbonated coating. This decomposition method for PCDDs, PCDFs, and co-PCBs therefore is one of the most economical and environmentally friendly detoxification methods with respect to the input energy and safety of reagents used. Concentration for each isomer of PCDDs, PCDFs, and co-PCBs was reduced in 98.32-100% conversions by treatment in ethanol at room temperature. The toxicity equivalency quantity (TEQ), which was measured by the HRGC-HRMS analysis, for the total residues of isomers was reduced from 22,000 to 210 pg TEQ/mL of hexane (conversion: 99.05%) at room temperature. By refluxing over 24 h, the conversion increased up to 99.45%.
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