Analysis of Phthalate Esters Using the Py-Screener (1)
In the RoHS directive (directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment), four phthalate esters: diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), will be added to the six conventionally limited substances starting in 2019.
Of these, the substances that can be measured with GC-MS are the brominated flame retardants, PBBs and PBDEs, and phthalate esters. The Soxhlet extraction-GC/MS method, while an accurate quantitation method, requires time-consuming pretreatment and uses organic solvents. In contrast, the pyrolysis-GC/MS (Py-GC/MS) method does not require complicated pretreatment and is therefore expected to be used as a screening method.
The "Py-Screener" is a screening system for phthalate esters using Py-GC/MS. It consists of polymer standard samples containing phthalate esters, a sample preparation sampling kit, and Py-GC/MS analysis files.
This Application Datasheet introduces measurements of phthalate ester standard samples using the Py-Screener.
- Content Type:
- Application
- Document Number:
- LAAN-J-MS-E110
- Product Type:
- Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometry
- Keywords:
- Py-Screener, Phthalate Esters, Hydrocarbon Processing Industry (Petrochemical, Chemical), Regulatory Test (RoHS, ELV, REACH, etc), GCMS-QP2010 Ultra
- Language:
- English
- File Name:
- jpo215027.pdf
- File Size:
- 179kb