Rapid analysis of carbon fiber reinforced plastic using DART-MS

DART (Direct Analysis in Real Time) can ionize and analyze samples directly under atmospheric pressure, independent of the sample forms. Then it is also possible to measure in form as it is, without sample preparation. Qualitative analysis of target compounds can be conducted very fast and easily by combining DART with LCMS-2020/8030 which have ultra high-speed scanning and ultra high-speed polarity switching.
Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, CFRP is the fiber-reinforced plastic which used carbon fiber for the reinforced material, which is only called carbon resin or carbon in many cases. An epoxy resin is mainly used for a base material in CFRP. While CFRP is widely used taking advantage of strength and lightness, most approaches which measure CFRP with analytical instruments were not tried, triggered by the difficulty of the preparation.
DART (Direct Analysis in Real Time), a direct atmospheric pressure ionization source, is capable of analyzing samples with little or no sample preparation. Here, rapid analysis of carbon fiber reinforced plastic was carried out using DART combined with a mass spectrometer.