Abstract
Two sets of thermal reaction experiment for chlorinated hydrocarbons were performed using an isothermal tubular-flow reactor in order to investigate thermal decomposition, including product distribution of chlorinated hydrocarbons. The effects of $H_2$ or Ar as the reaction atmosphere on the thermal decomposition and product distribution for dichloromethane($CH_2Cl_2$) was examined. The experimental results showed that higher conversion of $CH_2Cl_2$ was obtained under $H_2$ atmosphere than under Ar atmosphere. This phenomenon indicates that reactive-gas $H_2$ reaction atmosphere was found to accelerate $CH_2Cl_2$ decomposition. The $H_2$ plays a key role in acceleration of $CH_2Cl_2$ decomposition and formation of dechlorinated light hydrocarbons, while reducing PAH and soot formation through hydrodechlorination process. It was also observed that $CH_3Cl,\;CH_4,\;C_2H_6,\;C_2H_4$ and HCl in $CH_2Cl_2/H_2$ reaction system were the major products with some minor products including chloroethylenes. The $CH_2Cl_2$/Ar reaction system gives poor carbon material balance above reaction temperature of $750^{\circ}C$. Chloroethylenes and soot were found to be the major products and small amounts of $CH_3Cl$ and $C_2H_2$ were formed above $750^{\circ}C$ in $CH_2Cl_2$/Ar. The thermal decomposition reactions of chloroform($CHCl_3$) with argon reaction atmosphere in the absence or the presence of $CH_4$ were carried out using the same tubular flow reactor. The slower $CH_3Cl$ decay occurred when $CH_4$ was added to $CH_3Cl$/Ar reaction system. This is because :$CCl_2$ diradicals that had been produced from $CHCl_3$ unimolecular dissociation reacted with $CH_4$. It appears that the added $CH_4$ worked as the :$CCl_2$ scavenger in the $CHCl_3$ decomposition process. The product distributions for $CHCl_3$ pyrolysis under argon bath gas were distinctly different for the two cases: one with $CH_4$ and the other without $CH_4$. The important pyrolytic reaction pathways to describe the important features of reagent decay and intermediate product distributions, based upon thermochemistry and kinetic principles, were proposed in this study.
염화탄화수소 열분해와 생성물분포 특성을 고찰하기 위해 등온 관형 반응기를 이용해 두 가지 실험을 수행하였다. 첫 번째는 반응분위기에 따른 열분해 특성을 파악하기 위해 $H_2$ 또는 Ar 반응분위기에서 dichloromethane ($CH_2Cl_2$) 분해율과 생성물분포 특성을 고찰하였다. Ar 반응분위기($CH_2Cl_2$/Ar 반응계)에서 보다 $H_2$ 반응분위기($CH_2Cl_2/H_2$ 반응계)에서 $CH_2Cl_2$ 분해율이 더 높았다. 이는 반응성 기체인 $H_2$ 분위기에서 $CH_2Cl_2$ 분해를 촉진시키며 수소 첨가 탈염소반응을 통해 탈염소화된 탄화수소화합물을 생성시키며, 다환방향족탄화수소 (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: PAH)와 soot 생성을 억제하기 때문이다. $CH_2Cl_2/H_2$ 반응계에서 주요생성물로 탈염소화합물인 $CH_3Cl,\;CH_4,\;C_2H_6,\;C_2H_4,\;HCl$ 등이 생성되었으며, 미량 생성물로 chloroethylene이 검출되었다. $CH_2Cl_2$/Ar 반응계에서는 탄소물질수지가 낮았으며 특히 반응온도 $750^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 탄소물질 수지가 더 낮게 나타났다. 주요 생성물로는 chloroethylene과 HCl이 검출되었으며, 미량 생성물로는 $CH_3Cl$과 $C_2H_2$이 검출되었다. 고온 Ar 반응분위기에서 $CH_4$ 주입에 따른 chloroform($CHCl_3$) 분해와 생성물분포 특성을 비교 고찰하였다. $CHCl_3$ 분해율을 비교해 보면 $CH_4$을 주입할 경우($CHCl_3/CH_4/Ar$ 반응계)가 $CH_4$을 주입하지 않았을 경우($CHCl_3$/Ar 반응계)보다 분해율이 낮았다. 이는 $CHCl_3$가 분해되면서 생성되는 활성도가 큰 이중라디칼(diradical)인 :$CCl_2$가 첨가물로 주입된 $CH_4$와 반응하여 소모됨으로써 $CHCl_3$ 분해율이 상대적으로 감소되기 때문이다. Ar 반응분위기에서 $CH_4$ 첨가 여부에 따라 $CHCl_3$이 분해되면서 생성되는 생성물 분포는 큰 차이를 나타내고 있었다. 앞에서 고찰된 각 반응계에서 분해율 비교와 생성물 분포특성을 고려하고 열화학이론 및 반응속도론을 기초로 주요 반응경로를 제시하였다.
