Bromine Recovered in Staged-Gasification.

Research sponsored by the European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel (EBFRIP) demonstrates that it is technically feasible to recover bromine from recycled plastic, "closing the bromine loop" in the handling of electrical and electronic waste. The recovery is accomplished through staged-gasification, comprising pyrolysis (550C) and high-temperature gasification (>1,230C).

Harold Boerrigter and Andr_ B.J. Oudhuis of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, the Netherlands; Tel: 31-224-564591; Email: boerrigter@ecn.nl) and Lein Tange of the Dead Sea Bromine Group (Verrijn Stuartlaan 1c, 2288 EK Rijswijk, the Netherlands; Email: tangel@eurobrom.dsbg.com) conducted the research. ...