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Rapid identification and semi-quantitative determination of polymer additives by desorption electrospray ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry

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A fast and simple method for the direct qualitative and semi-quantitative determination of a set of four polymer additives in plastic samples by desorption electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (DESI-TOF-MS) is presented. After evaluation of crucial DESI parameters such as composition of spray solutions and spray voltages, a series of lab-made polypropylene samples containing Chimassorb 81 (2-hydroxy-4-n-octoxybenzophenone), Tinuvin 328 (2-(2-hydroxy-3, 5-ditert-pentylphenyl)-benzotriazole), Tinuvin 326 (2-(2-hydroxy-3-tert-butyl-5-methylphenyl)-5-chloro benzotriazole), and Tinuvin 770 (bis(2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebaceate) in concentrations between 0.02% and 0.2% were analyzed, resulting in calibration graphs with R 2 better than 0.994. To demonstrate the applicability of the developed method for the investigation of real samples, liners for in-ground swimming pools and polypropylene granules were analyzed with respect to their content in the selected polymer additives. Two alternative methods, both well established in the fields of polymer additive analysis, namely HPLC with UV detection (after previous extraction) and thermodesorption gas chromatography/mass spectrometry have been employed for evaluation of the results from the DESI experiments.

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  1. Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Johannes-Kepler-University, Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Silke M. Reiter, Wolfgang Buchberger & Christian W. Klampfl

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This paper is published in the special issue on Analytical Sciences in Austria with Guest Editors G. Allmaier, W. Buchberger, and K. Francesconi.

An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-011-4748-2

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Reiter, S.M., Buchberger, W. & Klampfl, C.W. Rapid identification and semi-quantitative determination of polymer additives by desorption electrospray ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 400, 2317–2322 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3989-9

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