Crystal structure of δ-isobutoxypentabromo-cyclododecanes, kinetics and selectivity of their isomerization during thermal treatment of flame-proofed polystyrenes

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1568-1574

  Heeb, Norbert V ^a   Graf, Heidi ^a,c   Schweizer, W Bernd ^b   Heeb, Meret ^d   Lienemann, P ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^d Gymnasium Rychenberg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Crystal structure; Flame proofed polystyrenes; HBCDDs; Persistent organic pollutants; Plastic additives

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ENANTIOMERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEAT TREATMENT; ISOMERIZATION; KINETICS; METADATA; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYSTYRENES; RATE CONSTANTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMAL STRESS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE(XPS); FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; HBCDDS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PLASTIC ADDITIVES; TRANSFORMATION MECHANISMS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

DELTA ISOBUTOXYPENTABROMO CYCLODODECANE; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BROMINE COMPOUND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSFORMATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; HEAT TREATMENT; ISOMERIZATION; KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79955709418     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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