Birnessite mediated debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 64; no. 11; pp. 1801 - 1807
• Main Authors: Ahn, Mi-Youn, Filley, Timothy R., Jafvert, Chad T., Nies, Loring, Hua, Inez
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Biological and physicochemical phenomena; Biological and physicochemical properties of pollutants. Interaction in the soil; Birnessite; Bromine - chemistry; Debromination; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; Natural water pollution; Oxides - chemistry; Phenyl Ethers - chemistry; Pollution; Pollution, environment geology; Polybrominated Biphenyls - chemistry; Soil and sediments pollution; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; Tetrahydrofuran; Water treatment and pollution; Birnessite; Decabromodiphenyl ether; Debromination; Tetrahydrofuran; Solvent effect; Laboratory study; Dehalogenation; Ether; Pollutant behavior; Flame retardant; Organic bromine compounds; Chemical degradation; Soil pollution; Sediments; Organic solvent; Manganese oxides; Aromatic compound; Water pollution; Organic compounds

Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) is a major component of a commercial flame retardant formulation; however, there is limited information on the fate of BDE-209 in the environment, including metal oxide mediated degradation. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the birnessite ( δ-MnO...