title: Application of a purge and trap TDS-GC/MS procedure for the determination of emissions from flame retarded polymers.
abstract: Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from different thermoplastic polymers used in electrotechnical applications were investigated using a purge and trap procedure that involved adsorption on Tenax GR. Results were compared to those for an operating TV set monitored in a test chamber. The analyses were in both cases carried out using thermodesorption gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (TDS-GC/MS). Substances identified were monomers, volatile additives, or related compounds. Special attention was given to the detection of halogenated compounds. Their origin was studied using reference samples and synthetic standards.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riess
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heitmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schreiner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vierle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Eldik
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D017605:Bromine Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D017606:Chlorine Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D003201:Computers; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers; D013690:Television / Q000295:instrumentation; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D017605:Bromine Compounds; D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D011108:Polymers