Thermal degradation and decomposition products of electronic boards containing BFRs

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4186-4199

  Barontini, Federica ^a   Marsanich, Katia ^b   Petarca, Luigi ^b   Cozzani, Valerio ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLIC RESINS; PRODUCTION; PYROLYSIS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DIBENZOFURANS; ELECTRONIC BOARDS; POLYBROMINATED PHENOLS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY;

EID: 20444412732     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie048766l     Document Type: Article

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