Detection and speciation of brominated flame retardants in high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) polymers

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Holbrook, R D ^a   Davis, J M ^a   Scott, K C K ^a   Szakal, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy; Polymers; Secondary ion mass spectrometry; X ray fluorescence spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONS; MOLECULES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY EMISSION;

BDE 209; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; FOCUSED ION BEAM-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; MICROMETER SCALE; MICROMETER-SCALE; POLYSTYRENE POLYMERS; SECONDARY ION-MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANTIMONY; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYSTYRENE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BROMINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICRO X RAY FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME OF FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84859586376     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03602.x     Document Type: Article

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