Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) with isomer analysis in the commercial PFOS and PFOA products in China

Chemosphere

Volumn 127, Issue , 2015, Pages 180-187

  Jiang, Weiwei ^a,b   Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Yang, Liping ^a   Chu, Xiaolong ^a   Zhu, Lingyan ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Compositions; Electrochemical fluorination (ECF); Isomers; Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs); Telomerization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUORINATION; HALOGENATION; MANUFACTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERIZATION;

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL FLUORINATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT; MANUFACTURING METHODS; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERFLUOROOCTANOATE; TELOMERIZATION;

ISOMERS;

ALKYL GROUP; PERFLUOROALKYL ACID; PERFLUOROHEPTANOATE ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLUORINE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; ISOMER; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; POLLUTANT; STANDARDS;

CHINA;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; CAPRYLATES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; ISOMERISM;

EID: 84924761152     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.01.049     Document Type: Article

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