| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10548099 | Journal of Chromatography A | 2005 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
An HPLC-UV/MS method has been developed to identify and quantify flame retardants in post-consumer plastics from waste of electric and electronic equipment (WEEE). Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation spectra of 15 brominated and phosphate-based flame retardants were recorded and interpreted. The method was applied to detect flame retardant additives in polymer extracts obtained from pressurised liquid extraction of solid polymers. In addition, a screening method was developed for soluble styrene polymers to isolate a flame retardant fraction through the application of gel permeation chromatography (GPC). This fraction was transferred to an online-coupled HPLC column and detected by UV spectroscopy, which allowed a reliable qualitative and quantitative analysis of brominated flame retardants in the polymer solutions.
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Authors
Martin Schlummer, Fritz Brandl, Andreas Mäurer, Rudi van Eldik,