title: Zn dust mediated reductive debromination of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA).
abstract: Zinc dust/sodium hydroxide/ammonium formate system is highly effective for the debromination of the ubiquitous pollutant tetrabromobisphenol A (TBPPA) to bisphenol A (BPA). Treatment of pure TBPPA with NaOH or with another alkali hydroxide in the presence of ammonium formate in an alcohol at elevated temperatures (78-116 degrees C) leads to a successful debromination. An almost quantitative removal of TBBPA can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China. liuguobin@fudan.edu.cn
authors.forename: Guo-Bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Thies
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thiemann
mesh_terms: D001966:Bromine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004391:Dust; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D005411:Flame Retardants; D005561:Formates; D006358:Hot Temperature; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005411:Flame Retardants; D005561:Formates; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; C030544:formic acid; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; C020806:tetrabromobisphenol A; D015032:Zinc; D001966:Bromine