Journal article
Mechanism of thermal decomposition of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.118(40), pp.9338-9346
2014
Abstract
This study presents a detailed investigation into the gas-phase thermal decomposition of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA), that is, the most widely used brominated flame retardant (BFR). Elimination of one of the methyl groups characterizes the sole dominant channel in the self-decomposition of the TBBA molecule at all temperatures. A high-pressure rate constant for this reaction is fitted to k(T) = 2.09 × 1010T1.93 exp( -37000/T) s-1. The high A factor and low activation energy for this reaction arise from the formation of a delocalized radical upon the loss of a methyl group. We calculate rate constants for the bimolecular reactions of TBBA with H, Br, and CH3 radicals. Kinetic and mechanistic data provided herein should be instrumental to gain further understanding of the fate of TBBA during thermal degradation of materials laden with this BFR.
Details
- Title
- Mechanism of thermal decomposition of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA)
- Authors/Creators
- M. Altarawneh (Author/Creator)B.Z. Dlugogorski (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.118(40), pp.9338-9346
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Grant note
- Grant ID: DP140104492
- Identifiers
- 991005540753207891
- Copyright
- © 2014 American Chemical Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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