Publications by authors named "Laurent Cauret"
Article Synopsis
- This study focuses on the problem of extracting brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) using supercritical carbon dioxide (sc-CO), a non-toxic and efficient solvent.
- The initial analysis of acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) material revealed bromine and BFR levels exceeding regulatory limits, highlighting the need for effective extraction methods.
- Sc-CO was shown to remove significant amounts of bromine, particularly tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), but did not fully meet regulations for polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDE), suggesting potential as a pre-treatment method for recycling without harming the polymer's integrity.
