Identification of brominated flame retardants in polymeric materials by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection

Abstract A fast and simple method for the qualitative identification of technical flame retardants in polymeric materials is described. The LC separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C 18 column. The identification of a large variety of flame retardants in a single analytical LC run was achieved using a mixture of aqueous phosphate buffer and methanol with ultraviolet detection in the scanning mode. The method was used for the analysis of flame retardants in a number of polymeric waste materials from TV sets and personal computers, on the basis of a comparison with standards.

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