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Volatile degradation products of polyurethane foams

MÁCOVÁ, D. ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J. TOBIÁŠOVÁ, T.

Original Title

Volatile degradation products of polyurethane foams

English Title

Volatile degradation products of polyurethane foams

Type

journal article - other

Language

Czech

Original Abstract

Polyurethanes are the world's sixth most abundant synthetic polymer. The most of their production represent flexible polyurethane foams. At the end of their life-cycle they are often deposited on waste dumps, where they degrade under the influence of various environmental factors; photodegradation and hydrolysis are the main routes. In this paper is focused on the identification of volatile photodegradation product of polyurethanes modified by biodegradable filler using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Gas Chromatography linked to Mass spectrometry. The SPME method was selected in the experiment for its fastness, simplicity and environmental friendnes.

English abstract

Polyurethanes are the world's sixth most abundant synthetic polymer. The most of their production represent flexible polyurethane foams. At the end of their life-cycle they are often deposited on waste dumps, where they degrade under the influence of various environmental factors; photodegradation and hydrolysis are the main routes. In this paper is focused on the identification of volatile photodegradation product of polyurethanes modified by biodegradable filler using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Gas Chromatography linked to Mass spectrometry. The SPME method was selected in the experiment for its fastness, simplicity and environmental friendnes.

Keywords

polyurethanes, environmental degradation, volatile degradation products

Key words in English

polyurethanes, environmental degradation, volatile degradation products

Authors

MÁCOVÁ, D.; ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J.; TOBIÁŠOVÁ, T.

RIV year

2008

Released

28. 8. 2008

Publisher

Česká společnost chemická

Location

Praha

ISBN

1213-7103

Periodical

Chemické listy

Year of study

102

Number

15

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

s351

Pages to

s352

Pages count

2