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Combustion and pyrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate). III. The effect of tris(2,3‐dibromopropyl) phosphate on the products of pyrolysis
Author(s) -
Day M.,
Parfenov V.,
Wiles D. M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1982.070270221
Subject(s) - pyrolysis , tris , ethylene , phosphate , fire retardant , decomposition , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , thermal decomposition , poly ethylene , chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , catalysis , biochemistry , engineering
The influence of the flame retardant chemical tris(2,3‐dibromopropyl) phosphate, and the related chemical species, tripropyl phosphate and 2,3‐dibromopropanol, on the products of pyrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate), has been examined as a function of chemical concentration. The species containing phosphourus only and bromine only had little effect on the composition and concentration of the pyrolysis products. The tris(2,3‐dibromopropyl) phosphate had a significant effect upon the pyrolysis product distribution, and is capable of influencing the decomposition reactions of poly(ethylene terephthalate).