Possibility study of microwave effect with respect to PCB harmless processing by computational chemistry.

Abstract

We are doing research which harmless processes PCB(polychlorinated bihenyls) in transformer insulation oil a transformer with Pd metal catalyst. In it, processing equipment heats by irradiating 2.45GHz microwave. Then, mechanism analysis of the microwave effect in PCB processing is performed with quantum chemistry calculationsoft MOPAC and Gaussian03. Mechanism analysis of the heating effect of microwave is perfomed first. Consequently, the heating effect of solution is elucidated that the rotation mode of a PCB monomer, an insulating oil monomer, and dimer of isopropyl alcohol absorbs and heats owing to microwave. Moreover, the heating effect of Pd metal catalyst is elucidated that the vibrating mode of the graphite crystal which is the crystal portion of the activated carbon of a carrier absorbs and heats owing to microwave.