Research progress on the removal method and mechanism of tetrabromobisphenol A

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2020.05.006

Abstract

Abstract: Tetrabromobisphenol A(TBBPA), an emerging contaminant, is a common bromine-based flame retardant(BFRs)widely found in plastics, textiles and electronic components. Since TBBPA is added as a non-reactive additive to the product, it is easy to spread into the environment. Because of its persistence, biotoxicity and accumulation, it poses a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health. Therefore, the removal of TBBPA in the environment has become a hot issue. At home and abroad, the methods and mechanisms of adsorption, thermal degradation, photodegradation and catalytic degradation of TBBPA were reviewed and compared, and the existing problems and future research directions were discussed and prospected.

Key words: tetrabromobisphenol A, removal, mechanism, pathway, products

CLC Number:

X832

GONG Yichao,LIU Pengyan,LIU Guisui. Research progress on the removal method and mechanism of tetrabromobisphenol A[J]. Journal of Hebei University (Natural Science Edition), 2020, 40(5): 484-493.

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