An Untargeted Thermogravimetric Analysis-Fourier Transform Infrared-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Approach for Plastic Polymer Identification

Nel, Holly; J. Chetwynd, Andrew; A. Kelly, Catherine; Stark, Christopher; Valsami‐Jones, Eugenia; Krause, Stefan; Lynch, Iseult

doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c01085

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An Untargeted Thermogravimetric Analysis-Fourier Transform Infrared-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Approach for Plastic Polymer Identification

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Jun 10, 2021

Authors:

Holly Nel

Andrew J. Chetwynd

Catherine A. Kelly

Abstract

Reliable chemical identification of specific polymers in environmental samples represents a major challenge in plastic research, especially with the wide range of commercial polymers available, along with variable additive mixtures. Thermogravimetric analysis-Fourier transform infrared-gas chromatog...

Subject

Thermogravimetric analysis

Polymer

Gas chromatography

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