Transformation of tetrabromobisphenol A in the presence of different solvents and metals

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1141-1148

  Zhong, Yin ^a   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Huang, Weilin ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Metals; Organic solvents; TBBPA; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FLAME RETARDANTS; METALS; METHANOL; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); TOLUENE;

ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCT; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS); HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TBBPA; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION REACTIONS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ACETONE; COPPER; METHANOL; NICKEL; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TOLUENE; ZINC;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METAL; PHENOL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BROMINATION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84862791088     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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