Degradation of Decabromodiphenyl Ether Dispersed in Poly (Acrylo-Butadiene-Styrene) Using a Rotatory Laboratory Pilot Under UV-Visible Irradiation
Rachida Khadidja Benmammar,
Zohra Bouberka,
Christian Malas,
Yvain Carpentier,
Kawssar Mujtaba Haider,
Venkateswara Rao Mundlapati,
Michael Ziskind,
Cristian Focsa,
Skander Khelifi,
Franck Poutch,
Fouad Laoutid,
Philippe Supiot,
Corinne Foissac,
Ulrich Maschke
Affiliations
Rachida Khadidja Benmammar
Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), UMR 8207, CNRS, INRAE, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Zohra Bouberka
Laboratoire Physico-Chimique des Matériaux, Catalyse et Environnement (LPMCE), Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran «Mohamed Boudiaf» (USTO-MB), Oran 31000, Algeria
Christian Malas
Institut Chevreul, CNRS, INRAE, Université de Lille, 59850 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Yvain Carpentier
Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR 8523, CNRS, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Kawssar Mujtaba Haider
Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR 8523, CNRS, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Venkateswara Rao Mundlapati
Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR 8523, CNRS, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Michael Ziskind
Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR 8523, CNRS, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Cristian Focsa
Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules (PhLAM), UMR 8523, CNRS, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Skander Khelifi
CREPIM, Rue Christophe Colomb, Parc de la Porte Nord, 62700 Bruay-la-Buissière, France
Franck Poutch
CREPIM, Rue Christophe Colomb, Parc de la Porte Nord, 62700 Bruay-la-Buissière, France
Fouad Laoutid
Materia Nova Innovation Center, Avenue Copernic 3, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Philippe Supiot
Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), UMR 8207, CNRS, INRAE, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Corinne Foissac
Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), UMR 8207, CNRS, INRAE, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Ulrich Maschke
Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), UMR 8207, CNRS, INRAE, Université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
The growing volume of plastics derived from electronic waste (e-waste) underscores the imperative for environmentally sustainable strategies for the management of this waste. In light of the paramount importance of this issue, a pilot demonstrator for the decontamination of polymers containing Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) has been developed. The objective is to investigate the potential for decontaminating BFR-containing polymers from e-waste via UV-visible irradiation using a rotatory laboratory pilot operating under primary vacuum conditions. This report focuses on binary model blends composed of 90 weight% (wt%) poly(Acrylo-Butadiene-Styrene) (ABS) pellets and 10 wt% Deca-Bromo-Diphenyl Ether (DBDE), which is one of the most toxic BFRs. The efficiency of the irradiation process was evaluated as a function of pellet diameter and irradiation time using Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy (FTIR) and High-Resolution Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectroscopy (HR-LDI-MS). As a consequence, ABS + DBDE achieved a decontamination efficiency of 97% when irradiated with pellets of less than 1 mm in diameter for a period of 4 h. Additionally, the thermal behavior of the irradiated samples was investigated through thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. It was thus established that the application of UV-visible irradiation had no significant impact on the overall thermal properties of ABS.
