Catalytic and electrocatalytic hydrogenolysis of brominated diphenyl ethers

Chemosphere

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 961-967

  Bonin, Pascale M L ^a   Edwards, Patrick ^a   Bejan, Dorin ^a   Lo, Chun Chi ^a   Bunce, Nigel J ^a   Konstantinov, Alexandre D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Research Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemical debromination; Flame retardants; Hydrogenolysis; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCATALYTIC HYDROGENOLYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE);

ALUMINA; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATHODES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROLYSIS; IMPURITIES; METHANOL; MIXTURES; PALLADIUM;

ETHERS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; IRIDIUM; METHANOL; PALLADIUM; TITANIUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DEBROMINATION; HYDROGENOLYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BROMINE; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; PALLADIUM; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SOLUBILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 11844296703     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.09.099     Document Type: Article

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