title: Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of some potential toxicants amongst volatile compounds emitted during large-scale thermal degradation of poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) plastic.
abstract: A number of compounds emitted during the thermal degradation of plastics are potentially toxic. This study was aimed at identifying the volatile compounds emitted during large-scale thermal degradation of poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene). About 5 g of the sample were degraded at between 25 and 470 degrees C in air and nitrogen in a device that can simulate temperature-programmed thermogravimetry. The volatiles were collected in dichloromethane using the solvent trap technique. Some of the 92 compounds identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were found to have no hitherto documented toxicological profiles, even though they are potentially dangerous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shapi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hesso
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000032:analysis*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis; D002070:Butadienes / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D002070:Butadienes; D010969:Plastics; D011137:Polystyrenes; C024636:ABS resin