The effect of PVC and/or PET on thermal degradation of polymer mixtures containing brominated ABS

Mihai Brebu; Thallada Bhaskar; Kazuya Murai; Akinori Muto; Yusaku Sakata; Md Azhar Uddin

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2004.04.011

The effect of PVC and/or PET on thermal degradation of polymer mixtures containing brominated ABS

Mihai Brebu, Thallada Bhaskar, Kazuya Murai, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata, Md Azhar Uddin

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Abstract

Complex polymer mixtures of high density polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer containing a polybrominated epoxy type flame retardant (ABS-Br) were thermally degraded at 450°C in the presence of PVC and/or PET. It was found that besides a large amount of styrene and benzene derivatives (more than 50wt%), the pyrolysis oils contained about 1000 ppm nitrogen, 1000-4000 ppm bromine, 5000-5200 ppm chlorine and 800-1300 ppm oxygen, their amount and distribution depending on the composition of polymer mixture. The effect of PVC manifests especially in the early stages of decomposition while PET influenced also the late stages of the process. ABS copolymer and its flame retardant interact with both PVC and PET during thermal decomposition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2021-2028
Number of pages	8
Journal	Fuel
Volume	83
Issue number	14-15 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2004.04.011
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ABS-Br
PET
PVC
Polymer mixtures
Thermal degradation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering(all)
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Organic Chemistry

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The effect of PVC and/or PET on thermal degradation of polymer mixtures containing brominated ABS

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