Industry Drops Flame Retardant

Hess, Glenn

doi:10.1021/cen-v088n001.p010

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“…The exemption of the technical DecaBDE from the EU restriction was subsequently annulated in 2008 because of the possible environmental and healthy risks (European Court of Justice, 2008). In the U.S., the usage of DecaBDE is already banned by some states and a phase out is expected for 2013 (Hess, 2010). Recently, the Pentaand OctaBDE mixtures were officially classified as POPs and included in Annex A (elimination of production and use of all intentionally produced POPs) of the Stockholm Convention on POPs at the 4 th meeting of the parties (Stockholm Convention Secretariat, 2009).…”

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

Møller

Xie

Sturm

et al. 2011

Environmental Pollution

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The spatial distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and several alternative non-PBDE, non-regulated brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in air and seawater and the air-seawater exchange was investigated in East Greenland Sea using high-volume air and water samples. Total PBDE concentrations (Ó₁₀PBDEs) ranged from 0.09 to 1.8 pg m⁻³ in the atmosphere and from 0.03 to 0.64 pg L⁻¹ in seawater. Two alternative BFRs, Hexabromobenzene (HBB) and 2,3-dibromopropyl-2,4,6-tribromophenyl ether (DPTE), showed similar concentrations and spatial trends as PBDEs. The air-seawater gas exchange was dominated by deposition with fluxes up to -492 and -1044 pg m⁻² day⁻¹ for BDE-47 and DPTE, respectively. This study shows the first occurrence of HBB, DPTE and other alternative flame retardants (e.g., pentabromotoluene (PBT)) in the Arctic atmosphere and seawater indicating that they have a similar long-range atmospheric transport potential (LRAT) as the banned PBDEs.

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

Møller

Xie

Sturm

et al. 2011

Environmental Pollution

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103

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“…Increasing scientific evidence has shown that PBDEs tend to be persistent in nature, and toxic to both fauna and humans [7][8][9]. Due to increasing international concerns, PBDE production has been banned throughout Europe, Asia, and United States [10]. The regulation of PBDEs resulted in a decline in their environmental concentrations on a large-scale [11].…”

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Method for the purification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment for compound-specific isotope analysis

Zeng¹,

Luo²,

Chen³

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Talanta

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“…The negative impacts of human exposure to these compounds has promoted public pressure for the restriction of their use. This has occurred by both regulation and voluntary removal from the market [10][11][12]. The best candidates to replace organohalogen flame retardants are organophosphorus compounds [13,14].…”

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Effective Biobased Phosphorus Flame Retardants from Starch-Derived bis-2,5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furan

Howell

Han

2020

Molecules

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A series of biobased phosphorus flame retardants has been prepared by converting starch-derived bis-2,5-(hydroxymethyl)furan to the corresponding diacrylate followed by Michael addition of phosphite to generate derivatives with phosphorus moieties attached via P–C bonds. All compounds behave as effective flame retardants in DGEBA epoxy resin. The most effective is the DOPO derivative, 2,5-di[(3-dopyl-propanoyl)methyl]furan. When incorporated into a DGEBA blend at a level to provide 2% phosphorus, a material displaying a LOI of 30, an UL 94 rating of V0 and a 40% reduction in combustion peak heat release rate compared to that for resin containing no additive is obtained. The analogous compounds generated from bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A exhibit similar flame-retarding properties.

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Industry Drops Flame Retardant

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and alternative brominated flame retardants in air and seawater of the European Arctic

Method for the purification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment for compound-specific isotope analysis

Effective Biobased Phosphorus Flame Retardants from Starch-Derived bis-2,5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furan

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