Pyrolysis of waste electrical and electronic equipment: Effect of antinomy trioxide on the pyrolysis of styrenic polymers

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1045-1054

  Hall, W J ^a   Bhaskar, T ^b   Merpati, N M M ^b   Muto, A ^b   Sakata, Y ^b   Williams, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimony trioxide synergist; Brominated flame retardant; Polystyrene; WEEE pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS GENERATORS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; POLYSTYRENES; PYROLYSIS; STYRENE;

ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE; ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; STYRENIC POLYMERS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS;

ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE; BROMINE; BUTANE; CUMENE; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHANE; DECABROMODIPHENYL OXIDE; ETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANT; METHANE; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYSTYRENES; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDE; POLYMER; PYROLYSIS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FIXED BED REACTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34648813434     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618865     Document Type: Article

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