Emission profiles from polymeric materials : characterised by thermal desorption-gas chromatography

Mitchell, Gemma and Higgitt, Catherine and Gibson, Lorraine (2014) Emission profiles from polymeric materials : characterised by thermal desorption-gas chromatography. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 107. ISSN 0141-3910 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.12....)

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Abstract

Since being recognised as a potential emissive source, plastics in heritage collections are being investigated to understand the chemical compounds they release and how they might affect the stability of other heritage objects. There is a requirement for non-invasive methods of analyses to identify unknown plastics and the emitted volatiles they generate. Therefore, Tenax-TA sampling tubes were used to collect the emitted volatiles from 41 samples of 9 polymer types of varying formulation, provenance and age. Thermal desorption-gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) has been successfully used to separate and identify the emissions of the 41 samples at 23 C, after heating to 70 C and after accelerated degradation.

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Mitchell, Gemma, Higgitt, Catherine and Gibson, Lorraine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1461-5359;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:48182
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 September 2014
    Published
    24 December 2013
    Published Online
    2 December 2013
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:21 May 2014 10:36
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:41
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/48182
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