Oxidative Transformations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Adsorbed on Coal Fly Ash
- 15 February 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 207 (4432), 763-765
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7352284
Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed onto coal fly ash were found to be stabilized against photochemical decomposition. However, a number of adsorbed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons will spontaneously oxidize in the absence of light, with those compounds containing a benzylic carbon being particularly susceptible. The decomposition rate appears to be fly ash-dependent.Keywords
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