GC/MS identification of pyrolysis products from fire-retardant brominated epoxy resin

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-245

  Balabanovich, A I ^a,b   Luda, M P ^a   Operti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Alkenyl aryl ethers; Brominated phenols; Electronic scrap; Epoxy resins; Fire retardant; GC MS; Halogen; Hydroxyalkyl aryl ethers; Pyrolysis; Tetrabromobisphenol A

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BROMINE; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; ETHERS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS;

ALKENYL ARYL ETHERS; BROMINATED PHENOLS; ELECTRONIC SCRAP; GC/MS EPOXY RESINS; HALOGEN; HYDROXYALKYL ARYL ETHERS; TETRABROMOBIPHENOL A;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 18844425777     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904105047006     Document Type: Article

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