Chemosphere

Electrolytic dechlorination of DDT in a bicontinuous microemulsion

S Schweizer, JF Rusling, Q Huang

Index: Schweizer, Silvia; Rusling, James F.; Huang, Qingdong Chemosphere, 1994 , vol. 28, # 5 p. 961 - 970

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Abstract

Abstract Electrolytic reduction in a bicontinuous microemulsion of surfactant, oil, and water removed aliphatic and aromatic chlorines from DDT. Microemulsions of didodecyldimethylammonium bromide/dodecane/water used with graphite felt cathodes provided a less expensive, less toxic approach to DDT electrolysis compared to using conventional organic solvents and metal electrodes. Good rates of aliphatic dechlorination ...