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 JF - Journal of Chromatography A 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 - CONF A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Hassanein, Yosri A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Understanding degradation mechanisms of microplastics in environmental samples N2 - Im Vortrag wird die Problematik Mikroplastik eingeführt und ein Probenset aus dem Mittelmeer mit ersten Ergebnissen besprochen. Die Alterung von Polymeren im Umweltkontext sowie Möglichkeiten der Analyse von Polymeralterungsfortschritten werden diskutiert. Die thermoanalytische Methode mit Zersetzungsgasanalytik (TED-GC-MS) wird eingeführt und deren Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der Thematik umrissen. T2 - EuroMech Colloquium 607 Marine Aging of Polymers CY - Brest, France DA - 28.08.2019 KW - Microplastics KW - Tara Mediterranee KW - Polymer aging KW - TED-GC-MS PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-49110 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Analytical opportunities & Challenges in (ocean) microplastics N2 - An overview about the analytical opportunities and challenges in microplastic detection is given. T2 - ISO TC61/ Annual bioplastics & ocean microplastics symposium CY - Chengdu, People's Republic of China DA - 29.09.2019 KW - Harmonisation KW - Microplastics KW - TED-GC-MS PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-50000 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Analytic of microplastics in environmental samples N2 - An overview about the existing possibilities for mircoplastic analysis is given. T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Microplastics CY - Seoul, Korea DA - 02.12.2019 KW - Harmonisation KW - Microplastics KW - TED-GC-MS PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-50003 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hagendorf, C. A1 - Richter, S. A1 - Krause, S. A1 - Bauer, J. A1 - Miclea, P.-T. A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Altmann, Korinna A1 - Turek, M. T1 - Microplastic detection and analysis in water with silicon filter systems N2 - The use of optimized silicon filter systems is presented for the microplastic detection. T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-enviroment Nexus in Desert Climate CY - Doha, Qatar DA - 02.12.2019 KW - Filters KW - Microplastics KW - TED-GC-MS KW - Harmonisation PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-50006 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Goedecke, Caroline A1 - Eisentraut, Paul A1 - Kittner, Maria A1 - Altmann, Korinna A1 - Müller, Axel A1 - Braun, Ulrike T1 - Analysis of microplastics in theory and in practice N2 - Due to the favorable properties of polymers, their production and thus their input into the environment has increased significantly in recent decades. Currently, FTIR or Raman spectroscopy are mainly applied for the analysis of microplastic particles (MP) in environmental samples. However, these methods have great difficulties in determining metrologically traceable MP values, especially with regard to the limiting values, as preferred in regulation. Therefore, we developed a systematic and fast thermoanalytical method called TED-GC-MS (thermal extraction desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry), which determines mass contents. Now the current goal is the determination of its process parameters. This poster illustrates the theoretical requirements for MP analysis (left side) and contrast them with the current state of research (right side).Unexpected practical problems are presented and the relatively new method is discussed concerning the quality requirements of well-established methods such as LC-or GC-MS. T2 - Eurachem Workshop - Uncertainty from sampling and analysis for accredited laboratories CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 19.11.2019 KW - Microplastics KW - TED-GC-MS KW - Reference materials PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-49665 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -