Analysis of Brominated Flame Retardants and Phthalate Esters Under the Same Conditions Using a Pyrolysis GC-MS System (4) - TBBPA and BPBPE -

In recent years, an analysis method has been required to determine not only polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are regulated under the RoHS Directive, but also phthalate esters and other brominated flame retardants not governed by the directive (such as tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), and bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane (BPBPE). TBBPA and BPBPE are not regulated by the RoHS Directive; however, they are frequently detected as brominated flame retardant additives by the EDX screening method. This Application Data Sheet shows the results from analyzing TBBPA and BPBPE in polymers under the same analytical conditions as those in Application Data Sheet 47 using the EGA/PY-3030D Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer and GCMS-QP2020 Ultra systems