Quick identification and analysis of plasticizers in PVC by programmed‐temperature gas chromatography using the best stationary phases

摘要

AbstractA quick and safe identification method is shown for plasticizers in PVC using programmed‐temperature gas chromatography. Plasticizers were identified by their retention index values measured by using normal paraffins. Several stationary phases with quite different polarity are proposed: with silicone polymers (SE 30, OV 17, and QF 1) and a porous polymer such as Tenax. Operational conditions were optimized. The initial column temperatures was chosen at a low value of 100°C with the first three phases and 180°C for the fourth. The best rate of temperature increase with time seemed to be 10°C/min. The calculation method for retention values (temperature, time, indices) was chosen just because it needed no approximation. Thermodynamic values for the solution of plasticizers were measured by using isothermal chromatography with all the stationary phases. Our method allows the analyst to operational conditions (solvent, percent, temperature) for chromatography, to solve his own problem by making use of a pocket computer. Quantitative analysis of plasticizers was obtained with good accuracy after a previous extraction and the addition of normal paraffin as internal stan