Influence of aromatic brominated flame retardants on alkane photo-oxidation: A model and polymer study

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 180-187

  Antos K ^a   Sedlar J ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Polymer Institute Brno   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brominated alkanes; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Flame retardants; HALS; HBr; Photo oxidation; Photolysis; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHROMOPHORES; ETHERS; FREE RADICALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYOLEFINS; POLYPROPYLENES;

BROMINATED ALKANES; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; HALS; HYDROBROMIC ACID (HBR);

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 22544431997     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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