This study investigated the performance of a two-stage molten salt oxidation (MSO) reactor system for the destruction of chlorinated organic solvents. Tested solvents were CCl{sub}4 and C{sub}6H{sub}5Cl. Increases in the reactor temperature as well as those in the oxidizing air feed rate consistently lead to decreased emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the primary reactor. No emissions of organic species are expected during the chlorinated solvent destruction since the secondary MSO reactor completely destroys low concentrations of hydrocarbons from the primary MSO reactor. The secondary MSO reactor can considerably reduce the emissions of carbon monoxide, which is indispensable because of the limited temperature of the MSO reactor. The emitted hydrogen chloride from the primary MSO reactor during the destruction of chlorinated solvents is substantially collected in the secondary MSO reactor. The results of this study indicated the good performance of the two-stage MSO reactor system for the chlorinated organic solvents.
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