Debromination of flame retardant high impact polystyrene (HIPS-Br) by hydrothermal treatment and recovery of bromine free plastics

Green Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 260-263

  Uddin, Md Azhar ^a,b   Bhaskar, Thallada ^a   Kusaba, Toshiaki ^a   Hamano, Kenji ^a   Muto, Akinori ^a   Sakata, Yusaku ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; DECABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE; FLAME RETARDANT; FUEL; HALOGEN; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CATALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBROMINATION; EXTRACTION; HEATING; QUANTUM YIELD; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0344392720     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b206704h     Document Type: Article

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