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A gas chromatographic technique is reported for the determination of a secondary antioxidant, Irgafos 168, in polymeric samples. Irgafos 168 [tris(2,4-di-tert-butyl phenyl)phosphite] is extracted by dissolution/precipitation, saponified to 2,4-di-tert-butyl phenol by refluxing in the presence of methanolic potassium hydroxide, and determined by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection. The method’s repeatability is good, and the relative standard deviation is 7.5% (between runs) and 15.5% (between days). This method was applied to the determination of Irgafos 168 in commercial polymers, and the obtained results were in relatively good agreement with those obtained by the previously reported spectrophotometric method.
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Farajzadeh M A, Goushjuii L, Ranji A, Feyz E, Spectrophotometric determination of Irgafos 168 in polymers after different sample preparation procedures. Microchim Acta, Accepted for publication, DOI: 10.1007/s00604-006-0721-8
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Correspondence: Mir Ali Farajzadeh, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Farajzadeh, M., Goushjuii, L., Farsibaf, M. et al. Gas chromatographic technique for determination of Irgafos 168 in polyolefin samples after conversion to the related phenolic compound by saponification. Microchim Acta 160, 179–183 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-007-0815-y
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