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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125684
Keywords
Antimony (Sb) and bromine (Br); Simultaneous removal; Alkaline sulfide system; Hydrothermal treatment
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21677050]
- Science & Technology Innovation Action Plan of Shanghai under the Belt and Road Initiative [18230742800]
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The improper disposal of E-waste flame retardant plastics laden with antimony (Sb) and bromine (Br) has brought enormous environmental hazards, however, rare information on the effective removal of Sb and Br is available. In this study, through building an alkaline sulfide system under hydrothermal conditions, Sb and Br were simultaneously extracted from flame retardant plastic with high efficiency of 85.60% and 90.13%, respectively. Sulfur ion through mass transfer reacted with encapsulated Sb2O3 to form safe and non-toxic SbS33-. Alkaline solution trapped the Br through substitution or neutralization reaction to inhibit the formation of brominated organic compounds. The results showed that the optimum temperature, residence time, Na2S and NaOH concentration for hydrothermal removal of Sb and Br were 220 degrees C, 2 h, 50 and 20 g/L. The results also revealed that both Na2S and NaOH played an interrelated role in the process of Sb removal. However, NaOH was the only factor controlling the process of debromination. Moreover, the MR structure of plastic after alkaline sulfide hydrothermal treatment remained unchanged, which implies that the treated plastic can be reused, and is an added advantage of this technology. The TG-DTG analysis proved the effectiveness of alkaline sulfide hydrothermal treatment in removing Sb and Br. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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