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Figure 3-48 Fragmentation <strong>of</strong> high mass chlorinated components within the waste<br />

extract<br />

3.4.7 Oxidative Degradation <strong>of</strong> Complex Mixture <strong>of</strong> Shredder Waste<br />

In an attempt to further achieve an insight about the structure composition <strong>of</strong> the<br />

unsaturated hydrocarbons within the content <strong>of</strong> the light shredder waste, oxidation<br />

<strong>of</strong> these hydrocarbon components within the waste sample was performed. This<br />

method was introduced in the literature in order to explore the composition <strong>of</strong> the<br />

UCM by changing the hydrocarbons to functionalized compounds described to be<br />

easily resolved and identified. Gough and Rowland used this oxidative degradation<br />

over UCM <strong>of</strong> hydrocarbons from lubricating oil feed stocks to characterize<br />

them. 17 After reacting the light shredder waste extract with chromium trioxide in<br />

acetic acid for six hours, the functionalised products were measured by mass<br />

spectrometry. This time ESI was also employed because the products <strong>of</strong> oxidative<br />

degradation were expected to be polar compounds such as carboxylic acids,<br />

ketones and lactones. The products <strong>of</strong> oxidation from the waste sample were<br />

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