Volatile component analysis as a routine characterisation tool: An approach to fingerprinting polyolefin type and process history using ATD-GC/MS

Polymer Testing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 553-570

  Willoughby, B G ^a   Golby, A ^b   Davies, J ^b   Cain, R ^c  

^a Faraday Plastics Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b Rapra Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; GC MS; Polyethylene; Polyolefin; Polypropylene; Process history

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

FINGERPRINTING;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 0037411725     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(02)00152-6     Document Type: Article

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