Enhancement of organic vapor incineration using hydrogen peroxide

Analysis and Optimization of Chlorocarbon Incineration through Use of a Detailed Reaction Mechanism

“…Figures 5 and 6 show that the addition of pure oxygen has the most dramatic effect on the CO/C02 ratio, while H202 has a significant benefit, in agreement with the data of Cooper and Clausen (1991). The addition of H202 does not, however, equal the improvement of 02 because one of the two oxygen atoms in each H202 molecule is needed to form H20, which acts as a sink for the hydrogen content of the peroxide.…”

“…This second active radical pool serves to promote further destruction of products of incomplete combustion (PICs). Cooper and Clausen (1991) studied the effect of H2O2 and O3 addition on the oxidation of heptane vapor in the temperature range from 773 to 973 K. They postulated that injection of hydrogen peroxide into the hot reacting gases would lead to increased free-radical levels, even in the absence of a flame, and observed that heptane destruction at 923 K and 0.9 s reaction time increased from 28% to 50% upon the addition of H2O2 at molar ratios H2C>2/heptane of 4:10.…”