Destruction of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in a ternary carbonate molten salt reactor

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-248

  Yao, Zhi tong ^a,b   Li, Jin hui ^b   Zhao, Xiang yang ^b  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste recycling; Molten salt oxidation; PBDEs; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; ETHERS; FUSED SALTS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BDE 209; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; E-WASTE RECYCLING; MOLTEN SALT; MOLTEN SALT OXIDATION; OFF-GASES; PBDE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SALT MIXTURES; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

CARBONIC ACID; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOREACTOR; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ETHER; OXIDATION; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; SALT; SOIL POLLUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; REACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84879393346     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.040     Document Type: Article

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