The Horwitz curve is too optimistic for analyses in plastics

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 988-993

  Ritter, Axel ^a   Meyer, Veronika R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Flame retardants; Homogeneity; Horwitz curve; Interlaboratory reproducibility; Plasticizers; Plastics; Trace elements in plastics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; PLASTICIZERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HOMOGENEITY; HORWITZ CURVE; INTERLABORATORY REPRODUCIBILITY; TRACE ELEMENTS IN PLASTICS;

PLASTICS;

EID: 28544440268     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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