Pyrolysis of flame retardant brominated polyester composites

Environmental Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1349-1356

  Cunliffe, A M ^a   Williams, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Plastic; Pyrolysis; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; FLAME RETARDANTS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; BROMINATED RESINS; DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; STATIC-BED REACTORS; THERMOSET POLYESTER;

POLYESTER RESINS;

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYESTER; POLYSTYRENE; RESIN;

POLYESTER; PYROLYSIS; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; GAS; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 13844292791     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332508618471     Document Type: Article

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