TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Dümichen, Erik A1 - Barthel, Anne-Kathrin A1 - Bannick, Claus Gerhard T1 - Charakterisierung von Mikroplastik Partikeln aus Umweltproben N2 - Durch den stetig steigenden Einsatz von Plastikprodukten sind unerwünschte Kunststofffunde in verschiedenen Umweltmatrices mittlerweile allgegenwärtig. Besonderes Interesse erfahren die Kunststoffpartikel von einer Größe kleiner 5 mm, sogenannte Mikroplastik (MP) Partikel und deren ausgehende Risiken auf Mensch und Umwelt T2 - Wasser 2016 - Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft CY - Bamberg, Germany DA - 02.05.2016 KW - Mikroplastik KW - Polymere PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36785 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klöckner, P. A1 - Seiwert, B. A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Reemtsma, T. A1 - Wagner, S. T1 - Characterization of tire and road wear particles from road runoffindicates highly dynamic particle properties N2 - Tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) are heteroagglomerates of tire rubber and other particles deposited on the road surface and one of the main contributors to non-exhaust emissions of automobile traffic. In this study, samples from road environments were analyzed for their TRWP contents and concentra- tions of eight organic tire constituents. TRWP concentrations were determined by quantifying Zn in the density fraction < 1.9 g/cm ³and by thermal extraction desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TED-GC/MS) and the concentrations ranged from 3.7 to 480 mg TRWP/g. Strong and statistically signif- icant correlations with TRWPs were found for 2-hydroxybenzothiazole and 2-aminobenzothiazole, indi- cating that these substances may be suitable markers of TRWPs. The mass distribution of TRWPs in road dust suggests that the main mass fraction formed on roads consists of coarse particles ( > 100 μm). Data for a sedimentation basin indicate that the fine fraction ( < 50 μm) is preferentially transported by road runoffinto receiving waters. The size distribution and density data of TRWP gathered by three different quantitation approaches also suggest that aging of TRWPs leads to changes in their particle density. An improved understanding of the dynamics of TRWP properties is essential to assess the distribution and dissipation of this contaminant of emerging concern in the environment. KW - Tire Wear KW - Density separation KW - Microplastic KW - Urban PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116262 VL - 185 SP - 116262 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-51256 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seefeldt, Henrik A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Burning behavior of wood-plastic composite decking boards in end-use conditions: the effects of geometry, material composition, and moisture N2 - In this study, we investigated the basic knowledge necessary to develop flame-retarded wood–plastic composite (WPC) materials by focusing on decking boards. Therefore, the respective effects of geometry, material composition, and moisture were studied by performing cone calorimetric measurements. Using hollow-shaped geometries removes combustible material and reduces the fire load but simultaneously increases fire propagation. The best results were achieved by using high-wood contents. The addition of talc can reduce the intensity of burning. Moisture also has a positive effect on burning behavior. Apart from the well-known mechanism of water, a change was observed in the resultant residue. KW - WPC KW - Wood-plastic composite KW - Cone calorimeter KW - Decking boards PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/0734904111423488 SN - 0734-9041 SN - 1530-8049 VL - 30 IS - 1 SP - 41 EP - 54 PB - Sage CY - London AN - OPUS4-25357 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Pfeifer, Dietmar A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Boehmite Nanofillers in Epoxy Oligosiloxane Resins: Influencing the Curing Process by Complex Physical and Chemical Interactions N2 - In this work, a novel boehmite (BA)-embedded organic/inorganic nanocomposite coating based on cycloaliphatic epoxy oligosiloxane (CEOS) resin was fabricated applying UV-induced cationic polymerization. The main changes of the material behavior caused by the nanofiller were investigated with regard to its photocuring kinetics, thermal stability, and glass transition. The role of the particle surface was of particular interest, thus, unmodified nanoparticles (HP14) and particles modified with p-toluenesulfonic acid (OS1) were incorporated into a CEOS matrix in the concentration range of 1–10 wt.%. Resulting nanocomposites exhibited improved thermal properties, with the glass transition temperature (Tg) being shifted from 30 °C for unfilled CEOS to 54 °C (2 wt.% HP14) and 73 °C (2 wt.% OS1) for filled CEOS. Additionally, TGA analysis showed increased thermal stability of samples filled with nanoparticles. An attractive interaction between boehmite and CEOS matrix influenced the curing. Real-time infrared spectroscopy (RT-IR) experiments demonstrated that the epoxide conversion rate of nanocomposites was slightly increased compared to neat resin. The beneficial role of the BA can be explained by the participation of hydroxyl groups at the particle surface in photopolymerization processes and by the complementary contribution of p-toluenesulfonic acid surface modifier and water molecules introduced into the system with nanoparticles. KW - Real-time infrared spectroscopy KW - Boehmite KW - Nanocomposite KW - Cationic photocuring KW - Cycloaliphatic epoxy oligosiloxane KW - Epoxy conversion degree PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-479628 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091513 VL - 12 IS - 9 SP - 1513 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-47962 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Beständigkeit von Polymeren: Verständnis molekularer Mechanismen T2 - JKU, Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing, Seminar lecture CY - Linz, Austria DA - 2013-05-29 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-28603 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Beständigkeit von Polymeren: Aushärtungs- und Degradationskontrolle T2 - Workshop am Fraunhofer CSP CY - Halle (Saale), Germany DA - 2012-11-06 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26917 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Beständigkeit von Medizinprodukten T2 - Life Science Day 2012 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2012-06-08 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26013 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Braun, Ulrike ED - Le Bras, M. T1 - Barrier effects for the fire retardancy of polymers T2 - 9th European Meeting on Fire Retardancy and Protection of Materials CY - Lille, France DA - 2003-09-15 KW - Fire retardancy KW - Nanocomposites KW - Red Phosphorus KW - Mg(OH)2 KW - Cone Calorimeter KW - LOI PY - 2005 SN - 0-85404-582-1 VL - 9 SP - 264 EP - 275 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-7377 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dümichen, Erik A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Celina, M. A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Automated thermal extraction-desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry: A multifunctional tool for comprehensive characterization of polymers and their degradation products N2 - The TED-GC-MS analysis is a two-step method. A sample is first decomposed in a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and the gaseous decomposition products are then trapped on a solid-phase adsorber. Subsequently, the solid-phase adsorber is analyzed with thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry (TDU-GC-MS). This method is ideally suited for the analysis of polymers and their degradation processes. Here, a new entirely automated System is introduced which enables high sample throughput and reproducible automated fractioned collection of decomposition products. Strengths and limitations of the system configuration are elaborated via three examples focused on practical challenges in materials analysis and identification: i) separate analysis of the components of a wood-plastic-composite material, ii) quantitative determination of weight concentration of the constituents of a polymer blend and iii) quantitative analysis of model samples of microplastics in suspended particulate matter. KW - Thermal extraction-desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry KW - Analysis KW - Polymers KW - Microplastics KW - Automation PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2019.01.033 VL - 1592 SP - 133 EP - 142 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-48287 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wesch, Ch. A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Wörner, M. A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Klein, R. A1 - Paulus, M. T1 - Assuring quality in microplastic monitoring: About the value of clean-air devices as essentials for verified data N2 - Avoiding aerial microfibre contamination of environmental samples is essential for reliable analyses when it comes to the detection of ubiquitous microplastics. Almost all laboratories have contamination problems which are largely unavoidable without investments in clean-air devices. Therefore, our study supplies an approach to assess background microfibre contamination of samples in the laboratory under particle-free air conditions. We tested aerial contamination of samples indoor, in a mobile laboratory, within a laboratory fume hood and on a clean bench with particles filtration during the examining process of a fish. The used clean bench reduced aerial microfibre contamination in our laboratory by 96.5%. This highlights the value of suitable clean-air devices for valid microplastic pollution data. Our results indicate, that pollution levels by microfibres have been overestimated and actual pollution levels may be many times lower. Accordingly, such clean-air devices are recommended for microplastic laboratory applications in future research work to significantly lower error rate KW - Microplastics KW - FTIR KW - Quality KW - Environmental Science KW - Biological techniques PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-412402 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05838-4 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 7 SP - Article 5424, 1 EP - 8 PB - Nature AN - OPUS4-41240 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -