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Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission

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Maley, AM; Falk, KA; Hoover, L; Earlywine, EB; Seymour, MD; Deyoung, PA; Blum, A; Stapleton, HM; Peaslee, GF
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
September 1, 2015

A novel application of particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) has been developed to detect the presence of chlorinated and brominated flame retardant chemicals in polyurethane foams. Traditional Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) methods for the detection and identification of halogenated flame retardants in foams require extensive sample preparation and data acquisition time. The elemental analysis of the halogens in polyurethane foam performed by PIXE offers the opportunity to identify the presence of halogenated flame retardants in a fraction of the time and sample preparation cost. Through comparative GC-MS and PIXE analysis of 215 foam samples, excellent agreement between the two methods was obtained. These results suggest that PIXE could be an ideal rapid screening method for the presence of chlorinated and brominated flame retardants in polyurethane foams.

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

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0168-583X

Publication Date

September 1, 2015

Volume

358

Start / End Page

21 / 25

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 5104 Condensed matter physics
  • 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • 0402 Geochemistry
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Maley, A. M., Falk, K. A., Hoover, L., Earlywine, E. B., Seymour, M. D., Deyoung, P. A., … Peaslee, G. F. (2015). Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 358, 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.05.006
Maley, A. M., K. A. Falk, L. Hoover, E. B. Earlywine, M. D. Seymour, P. A. Deyoung, A. Blum, H. M. Stapleton, and G. F. Peaslee. “Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 358 (September 1, 2015): 21–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.05.006.
Maley AM, Falk KA, Hoover L, Earlywine EB, Seymour MD, Deyoung PA, et al. Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 2015 Sep 1;358:21–5.
Maley, A. M., et al. “Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 358, Sept. 2015, pp. 21–25. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2015.05.006.
Maley AM, Falk KA, Hoover L, Earlywine EB, Seymour MD, Deyoung PA, Blum A, Stapleton HM, Peaslee GF. Detection of halogenated flame retardants in polyurethane foam by particle induced X-ray emission. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 2015 Sep 1;358:21–25.
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Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

DOI

ISSN

0168-583X

Publication Date

September 1, 2015

Volume

358

Start / End Page

21 / 25

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 5104 Condensed matter physics
  • 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
  • 0402 Geochemistry
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics