Prediction of Thermogravimetric Data in the Thermal Recycling of e-waste Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Data-driven Approach.

The release of bromine-free hydrocarbons and gases is a major challenge faced in the thermal recycling of e-waste due to the corrosive effects of produced HBr. Metal oxides such as FeO (hematite) are excellent debrominating agents, and they are copyrolyzed along with tetrabromophenol (TBP), a lesser used brominated flame retardant that is a constituent of printed circuit boards in electronic equipment. The pyrolytic (N) and oxidative (O) decomposition of TBP with FeO has been previously investigated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at four different heating rates of 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min, and the mass loss data between room temperature and 800 °C were reported.

Prediction of Thermogravimetric Data in Bromine Captured from Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in e-Waste Treatment Using Machine Learning Approaches.

The principal objective in the treatment of e-waste is to capture the bromine released from the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) added to the polymeric constituents of printed circuits boards (PCBs) and to produce pure bromine-free hydrocarbons. Metal oxides such as calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)) have been shown to exhibit high debromination capacity when added to BFRs in e-waste and capturing the released HBr. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA) is the most commonly utilized model compound as a representative for BFRs.

Degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA) with calcium hydroxide: a thermo-kinetic analysis.

Thermal treatment of bromine-contaminated polymers (, as in e-waste) with metal oxides is currently deployed as a mainstream strategy in recycling and resources recovery from these objects. The underlying aim is to capture the bromine content and to produce pure bromine-free hydrocarbons. Bromine originates from the added brominated flame retardants (BFRs) to the polymeric fractions in printed circuits boards, where tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA) is the most utilized BFR.

Practice Patterns and Outcome of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Indian ICUs.

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in managing patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The aim of the study is to describe the practice of ECMO and evaluate the outcomes in patients with severe ARDS in Indian intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods: Data of 39 patients with severe ARDS managed with ECMO in two tertiary centers between 2012 and 2018 were retrospectively studied.