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Quantitative Analysis of Red Phosphorus in Polypropylene by Evolved Gas Analysis Mass Spectrometry

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Quantitative analysis of red phosphorus in polypropylene was studied using a temperature programmable pyrolyzer in combination with a mass spectrometer. Evolved gas analysis (EGA) profiles were obtained by continuous measurements of evolved gases from a sample while heating the sample at a constant heating rate. During heating of the sample, red phosphorus sublimates into P4 molecules, which have characteristic ions (m/z 31, 62, 93 and 124). Red phosphorus in polypropylene was determined from the m/z 62 ion peak area of the EGA profile with good reproducibility. The determined value was close to the value of original formulation and to the one determined by pyrolysis-GC/MS.

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  1. Frontier Laboratories Ltd., 4-16-20 Saikon, Koriyama, Fukushima, 963-8862, Japan

    Takahisa Ishimura, Atsushi Watanabe, Chuichi Watanabe & Norio Teramae

  2. Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan

    Norio Teramae

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Ishimura, T., Watanabe, A., Watanabe, C. et al. Quantitative Analysis of Red Phosphorus in Polypropylene by Evolved Gas Analysis Mass Spectrometry. ANAL. SCI. 36, 497–500 (2020). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.19N029

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