Effects of metals on the transformation of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in solvents: Implications for solvent-based recycling of brominated flame retardants

Chemosphere

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-78

  Zhong, Yin ^a   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Yu, Zhiqiang ^a   Deng, Haopeng ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetone; Debromination; HBCD; Ni; Solvent based recycling

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EXTRACTION; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEAVY METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); DEBROMINATION; HBCD; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; PSEUDO FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; SOLVENT BASED; TRANSFORMATION RATES;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ACETONE; ALUMINUM; COPPER; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; IRON; METAL; METHANOL; NICKEL; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; ZINC; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; FLAME RETARDANT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ACETONE; ALKANE; ALKENE; BROMINE COMPOUND; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; SOLVENT; TRANSFORMATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; RECYCLING; SOLVENT BASED RECYCLING; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETONE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; METALS; METHANOL; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956062624     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.061     Document Type: Article

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