Alkaline hydrothermal treatment of brominated high impact polystyrene (HIPS-Br) for bromine and bromine-free plastic recovery

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1021-1025

  Brebu, Mihai ^a   Bhaskar, Thallada ^a   Muto, Akinori ^a   Sakata, Yusaku ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrotreatment; Bromine recovery; Debromination; HIPS Br

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES;

ALKALINE HYDROTREATMENT; BROMINE RECOVERY; DEBROMINATION; HIPS-BR;

PHASE SEPARATION;

ANTIMONY; BROMINE; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

BROMINE; FLAME RETARDANTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTICS; POLYSTYRENES;

ANTIMONY; BROMINE; CHEMICAL METHOD; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BROMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEBROMINATION; DEGRADATION; LIQUID; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPOR;

EID: 33745925916     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.02.036     Document Type: Article

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