Environmental science & technology

Mechanisms of dioxin formation from the high-temperature pyrolysis of 2-bromophenol

CS Evans, B Dellinger

Index: Evans, Catherine S.; Dellinger, Barry Environmental Science and Technology, 2003 , vol. 37, # 24 p. 5574 - 5580

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Abstract

Brominated hydrocarbons are the most commonly used flame retardants. Materials containing brominated hydrocarbons are frequently disposed in municipal and hazardous waste incinerators as well as being subjected to thermal reaction in accidental fires. This results in the potential for formation of brominated dioxins and other hazardous combustion byproducts. In contrast to chlorinated hydrocarbons, the reactions of brominated ...