Rapid methods of polymer and polymer additives identification: Multi-sample solvent-free MALDI, pyrolysis at atmospheric pressure, and atmospheric solids analysis probe mass spectrometry

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 654, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Trimpin, Sarah ^a   Wijerathne, Kanchana ^a   McEwen, Charles N ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Addictive; Atmospheric ionization; Mass spectrometry; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization; Polymer; Pyrolysis atmospheric solids analysis probe

Indexed keywords

ADDICTIVE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS; LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYMERS; MALDI-MS; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION; POLYMER ADDITIVE; POLYMER MANUFACTURERS; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; RAPID ANALYSIS; RAPID METHOD; REGULATORY LABORATORIES; SAMPLE SOLVENT; SOLIDS ANALYSIS; THERMAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DESORPTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; PROBES;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 70349999264     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.06.050     Document Type: Article

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