Green and inexpensive method to recover Bisphenol-A from polycarbonate wastes
Hydroglycolysis of polycarbonate waste from used compact discs was developed to recover Bisphenol-A (BPA) as a valuable material. Experiments were done in glycerin and water as an alternative green solvent. The effect of solvent ratios has been studied to evaluate BPA recovery. The use of 30% aqueou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
2013-01-01
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Series: | Polímeros |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282013000100008 |
Summary: | Hydroglycolysis of polycarbonate waste from used compact discs was developed to recover Bisphenol-A (BPA) as a valuable material. Experiments were done in glycerin and water as an alternative green solvent. The effect of solvent ratios has been studied to evaluate BPA recovery. The use of 30% aqueous glycerin (pbw) led to 93 and 100% of BPA at reflux condition within 1.0 and 5.5 hours, respectively. Recovered BPAs were identified by spectroscopy methods and the results were compared with commercial sample data. |
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ISSN: | 0104-1428 1678-5169 |