A statistical design of experiments for optimizing the MALDI-TOF-MS sample preparation of polymers. An application in the assessment of the thermo-mechanical degradation mechanisms of poly (ethylene terephthalate)

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 692, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 85-95

  Badia J D ^a   Stromberg E ^b   Ribes Greus, A ^a   Karlsson, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Design of Experiments; Mass spectrometry; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight; Poly (ethylene terephthalate); Recycling; Thermo mechanical degradation

Indexed keywords

CATIONIZATION; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; GLYCOL UNITS; INJECTION CYCLES; MALDI TOF MS; MATRIX; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION TIME-OF-FLIGHT; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; MULTIPLE PROCESSING; POTENTIAL REACTIONS; QUALITY PARAMETERS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE; SIGNAL TO NOISE; STATISTICAL DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL DEGRADATION;

DEGRADATION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DESORPTION; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; GLYCOLS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECHANISMS; OLIGOMERS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

DITHRANOL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 79954631048     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.02.063     Document Type: Article

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