RESUMO
In this study, a reliable and steady PCDD/F generation system was utilized to investigate the performance of catalysts, in which 130 congeners of tetra- to octapolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) vapors were studied under simulated flue gas with/without O3. TiO2 and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) supported vanadium oxides (VOX/TiO2-CNTs) modified with MnOX and CuOX, which were reported to be beneficial to the decomposition of model molecules, were found to have a negative effect on the removal of real PCDD/Fs in the simulated flue gas without O3. Moreover, the addition of MnOX presented different effects depending on whether CuOX existed in catalysts or not, which was also contrary to its effects on the degradation of model molecules. In an O3-containing atmosphere, low chlorination level PCDD/Fs congeners were removed well over VOX-MnOX/TiO2-CNTs, while high chlorination level PCDD/Fs congeners were removed well over VOX-CuOX/TiO2-CNTs. Fortunately, all PCDD/Fs congeners decomposed well over VOX-MnOX-CuOX/TiO2-CNTs. Finally, the effects of tetra- to octachlorination level for the adsorption and degradation behaviors of PCDD/Fs congeners were also investigated.