Title
Pbde Degradation With Zero-Valent Bimetallic Systems
Abstract
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of widely used brominated flame retardants. Due to their extensive use, increasing levels of PBDEs have been found in humans, fish, birds, marine mammals, sediments, house dust, air, and supermarket foods. As a new environmental pollutant, a feasible in-situ remediation method is needed. In situ remediation methods for PCBs have been developed at UCF using palladium/magnesium bimetal created by mechanical alloying. The lessons learned from the PCB work have been applied to PBDEs in this chapter. Several bimetallic systems were examined to determine the rate of debromination of 2,2′,4,4′- tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-047). In addition, kinetic studies on BDE-047 were conducted with 99% degradation in five hours with 0.8% Mg/Pd. During the first 30 minutes, 80% of the BDE-047 is degraded with diphenyl ether detected as one of the byproducts. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Publication Date
12-20-2009
Publication Title
ACS Symposium Series
Volume
1027
Number of Pages
75-87
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2009-1027.ch005
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84865042730 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84865042730
STARS Citation
Carvalho-Knighton, Kathleen; Talalaj, Lukasz; and DeVor, Robert, "Pbde Degradation With Zero-Valent Bimetallic Systems" (2009). Scopus Export 2000s. 11283.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/11283