The pure compound chloromethanes; methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride were used as a model of chlorocarbon system with Cl/H ratio to investigate thermal stability and hydrodechlorination process of carbon tetrachloride under excess hydrogen atmosphere.
The parent thermal stability on basis of temperature required for 99% destruction at 1 second reaction time was evaluated as 875℃ for CH3Cl, 780℃ for CH2Cl2, 675℃ for CHCl3, and 635℃ for CCl4. Chloroform was thermally less stable than CCl4, at fairly low temperatures (<570℃). The decomposition of CCl4, became more sensitive to increasing temperature, and CCl4 was degraded easier than CHCl3 at above 570℃.
The number and quantity of chlorinated products decreases with increasing temperature for the product distribution of CCl4 decomposition reaction system. Formation of non-chlorinated hydrocarbons such as CH4, C2H4 and C2H6 increased as the temperature rise and particularly small amount of methyl chloride was observed above 850℃ in CCl4/H2 reaction system. The less chlorinated products are more stable, with methyl chloride the most stable chlorocarbon in this reaction system.

• Yang-Soo WON(Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University) | 원양수
• Kwan-Soo JUN(Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University) | 전관수
• Seong-Pil CHOI(Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University) | 최성필