Investigation of the reaction of hexabromocyclododecane with polysulfide and bisulfide in methanol/water solutions

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-162

  Lo, Ka Wing ^a   Saha Roy, Sumon C ^a   Jans, Urs ^a,b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisulfide; Debromination; Flame Retardant; Hexabromocyclododecane; Polysulfide

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERS; METHANOL; RATE CONSTANTS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BISULFIDE; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COASTAL WATER BODIES; DEBROMINATION; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANES; REDUCED SULFUR SPECIES; SECOND-ORDER REACTION;

POLYSULFIDES;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; METHANOL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BROMINE COMPOUND; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANOL; ORGANOHALOGEN; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COASTAL WATERS; ISOMER; KINETICS; SEDIMENT;

EID: 84857122834     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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