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Pyrolysis of tetrabromobisphenol-A containing paper laminated printed circuit boards.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18155746     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBA) is the most common brominated fire retardant. In this study, a TBBA containing paper laminated printed circuit board (PCB) prepared from novolac was pyrolysed by both TGA and in a quartz glass reactor between 40 and 1,000 degrees C. The products were online detected by MS. It was found that the PCB degraded in three steps. Step one (<270 degrees C) consisted of the evolution of water and CO(2) from the paper laminate. In the second step, between 270 and 370 degrees C, the fire retardant decomposed, releasing HBr and brominated aromatics. In the third step, at temperatures above 370 degrees C, the phenol resin decomposed and char was formed. Compared to pure TBBA, which mainly produces brominated phenols, the brominated products enclosed in the char released HBr during the last degradation step as well as during the second step. Most of the bromine left the resin in the form of HBr, with about 14% of the bromine being fixed in brominated aromatics and less than 2% remaining in the residue.
Authors:
Guido Grause; Masaaki Furusawa; Akitsugu Okuwaki; Toshiaki Yoshioka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2007-12-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chemosphere     Volume:  71     ISSN:  0045-6535     ISO Abbreviation:  Chemosphere     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-05     Completed Date:  2008-07-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0320657     Medline TA:  Chemosphere     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  872-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Aramaki Aza Aoba 6-6-11, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Electronics / instrumentation
Flame Retardants*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Incineration*
Molecular Structure
Paper*
Polybrominated Biphenyls / chemistry*
Thermogravimetry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Flame Retardants; 0/Polybrominated Biphenyls; 79-94-7/tetrabromobisphenol A

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