Patrick F. Taylor Chair of Chemistry, Louisiana State University

LSU Superfund Research Center Director, leader - Formation of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Thermal Processing of Superfund Wastes

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Contact

Fax:  225 578-6759

Email: barryd@lsu.edu

Website:  http://chemistry.lsu.edu/site/People/Faculty/Barry%20Dellinger/item1089.html

Research Interests, Expertise

Origin and control of toxic combustion by-products, sources/health impacts of environmentally persistent free radicals, formation and properties of combustion-generated nanoparticles, surface and gas-phase mechanisms/kinetics of formation of dioxins and other air pollutants, and thermal treatment of hazardous wastes.

Recent Publications

Khachatryan L, Vejerano E, Lomnicki S, Dellinger B. 2011. Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPRFs). 1. Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Aqueous Solutions. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011. 45(19):8559-8566.

 Dela Cruz AL, Gehling W, Lomnicki S, Cook R, Dellinger B. 2011. Detection of environmentally persistent free radicals at a superfund wood treating sire. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011 Aug 1;45(15):6356-65. 

Dellinger B, Khachatryan L. 2011. Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs)-2. Are Free Hydroxyl Radicals Generated in Aqueous Solutions? Environmental Science and Technology. 2011 Nov 11;45:21. 

Nganai, S., Lomnicki, S., and Dellinger, B., Ferric Oxide Mediated Formation of PCDD/Fs from 2-Monochlorophenol, Environ. Sci. and Technol. (2009), 43 (2), 268-373.

Cheri A. McFerrin, Randall W. Hall and Barry Dellinger, Ab Initio Study of the Formation and Degradation Reactions of Chlorinated Phenols, Theochem, (2009), 902, 5-14.

Adounkpe, J., Khachatryan, L., Dellinger, B., and Ghosh, M., Radicals from the Atmospheric Pressure Pyrolysis and Oxidative Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone, Catechol, and Phenol, Energy and Fuels, (2009) 23 (3), 1551-1554.

Balakrishna S., Lomnicki S., McAvey K. M., Cole R. B., Dellinger B., and Cormier S.A.,  Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals - Redox Active and More Detrimental than the Average Ultrafine Particle.  Particle Fibre and Toxicology, (2009), 6, 11.

Burcat, A., Khachatryan, L., Dellinger, B, Thermochemistry of Chlorine-Containing Hydrocarbons Related to Waste Combustion, Int. J. Chem. Kin., (2009), 41, 113-122.

Adunkpe, J., Khachatryan, L., Dellinger, B., and Ghosh, M. Radicals from the Atmospheric Pressure Pyrolysis and Oxidative Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone, Catechol and Phenol. Energy & Fuels, 2009, 23, 1551-1554.

Dellinger, B., D’Alessio A., D’Anna, A., Ciajolo, A. , Gullett, B., Henry, H, Keener, M., Lighty, J., Lomnicki, S., Lucas, D., Oberdoerster, G., Pitea, D., Suk, W., Sarofim, A., Smith, K., Stoeger, T., 

Tolbert, P. and Zimmermann, R.; Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and their Health Effects, Environ. Eng. Sci. 2008: 25: 1107-1114.

Maskos, Z., and Dellinger, B.; Radicals from the Oxidative Pyrolysis of Tobacco, Energy and Fuels, 22, (2008), 1675-1679.

McFerrin, C.A.; Dellinger, B.; Hall, R.W.; Ab Initio Study of the Formation and Degradation Reactions of Semiquinone and Phenoxyl Radicals, Journal of Molecular Structure, THEOCHEM 848 (2008) 16-23.

Khachatryan, L., Adunkpe, J., Dellinger, B., Radicals from the Gas Phase Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone. 2. Identification of Alkyl Peroxy Radicals. Energy and Fuels, (2008), 22, 3810-3813.

Adunkpe, J., Khachatryan, L., Dellinger, B. Radicals from the Gas-Phase Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone. 1. Temperature Dependence of the total yields of Radicals, Energy & Fuels, (2008), 22, 2986-2990.

Truong, H.; Lomnicki, S.; and Dellinger, B.; Mechanisms of the Product Formation from the Pyrolytic Thermal Degradation of Catechol, Chemosphere, (2008) 73, 629-633.

Truong, H.; Lomnicki, S.; and Dellinger, B.; Mechanisms of Product and Persistent Radical Formation from the Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone, Chemosphere, 71 (2008) 107-113.

Truong, H.; Vejerano, E.; Lomnicki, S.; and Dellinger, B.; A Copper Oxide-Based Model of Persistent Free Radical Formation on Combustion-Derived Particulate Matter, Environ. Sci. and Technol., (2008), 42, 4982-4988.

Maskos, Z.; and Dellinger, B.; Formation of Secondary Radicals in Aged Tobacco Smoke, Energy and Fuels, (2008), 22 (1), 382-388.

Khachatryan, L., Adunkpe, J., Dellinger, B. Radicals from the Radicals from the Gas-Phase Pyrolysis of Hydroquinone. 2. Identification of Alkyl Peroxy Radicals. Energy & Fuel, 2008, 22, 3810-3813.

Maskos, Z.; Khachatryan, L.; and Dellinger, B.; Formation of Persistent Primary Radicals from the Pyrolysis of Tobacco, Energy and Fuels, (2008), 22 (2), 1027-1033.

Khachatryan, L.; Adounkpe, J.; and Dellinger, B.; Formation of Phenoxyl and Cyclopentadienyl Radicals from the Gas-Phase Pyrolysis of Phenol, (2008) J. Phys. Chem., A, 112, 481-487.