title: The determination of tertiary dodecyl mercaptan by low thermal mass gas chromatography-dual plasma sulfur chemiluminescence detection.
abstract: Tertiary dodecyl mercaptan (TDM) is commonly used as a chain transfer agent in the manufacturing process of styrene/butadiene latex for use in carpet and paper industries. A gas chromatographic technique has been successfully developed for the measurement of TDM based on its sulfur content for material identification, trend analysis, or for the monitoring of un-reacted residual material in final products. The method employs low thermal mass gas chromatography (LTM-GC) and a dual-plasma sulfur chemiluminescence detector (DP-SCD) to attain a high degree of sensitivity and selectivity. Using the technique described, a detection limit in the range of 0.5 ppm (v/v) TDM and less than 1 min analysis time can be achieved. Response is linear over four orders of magnitude with high degree of repeatability of less than 5% RSD.
authors.affiliation: Dow Chemical Canada, PO BAG 16, Highway 15, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada T8L 2P4.
authors.forename: Ronda
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authors.lastname: Gras
authors.forename: Jim
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authors.lastname: Luong
authors.forename: Patric
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authors.lastname: Eckerle
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