title: Polychlorobiphenyls differentiation and identification by gas chromatography/fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
abstract: Reference infrared vapour phase spectra of 20 polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) have been obtained by gas chromatography/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (GC/FTIR). These spectra are consistent with those of PCB obtained by diffuse reflectance IR spectroscopy (DRIFT) and with those of more simple molecular structures (iodochlorobenzenes, 1-bromodichlorobenzenes). The IR frequencies of the GC/FTIR spectra of PCB are assigned in terms of substitution patterns. This work shows that GC/FTIR can be a good approach for differentiation and identification of PCB in complex mixtures.
authors.affiliation: Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de St Jérôme, Centre de Spectroscopie Moléculaire, URA 1409 CNRS, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, 13397 Marseille Cedex 13, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doumenq
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guiliano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mille