Disposal of chlorine-containing wastes

Abstract

In this chapter the survey is presented about the scale of chlorinecontaining organic wastes including commonly used consumables, persistent chlorinated pollutants, and polymers (PVC). The routine and novel methods of treatment such as landfill, disposal, and recycle have been compared. In accordance with the principles of green chemistry, the emphasis has been given to the methods excluding formation of more toxic products and producing useful feedstock from wastes, such as catalytic hydrodechlorination (HDC) and other reductive techniques. Characteristic features of the use of such methods for different types of wastes and reaction media have been analyzed. The basic principles of design of effective catalysts for chlorinated wastes HDC have been elucidated. Main strategies of chlorinated polymer processing involving recycle and transformation to form adsorbents or other demanded materials have been overviewed.