Application of Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) - GC-MS for Identifying Pyrolysis Compounds in Textiles

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dc.contributor.authorBradford, Brock
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeGoltz, Douglas (Chemistry), Lakowski, Ted (Pharmacy), Herbert, David (Chemistry)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorGoltz, Douglas (Chemistry)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T17:50:48Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T17:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplineChemistryen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis project describes research using headspace solid phase micro-extraction with gas chromatography (HS-SPME GC-MS) as an analytical tool for assessing textile fibres. It was found that this method required a temperature of >500oC to pyrolize the textile sample. A total of 5 minutes was determined to be the optimal time for collecting the volatile analytes. Numerous analytes were found to be chemical markers for each of the individual textile fibres. The chemical markers are qualitatively used to describe each textile uniquely, and it was found that by using the chromatographic patterns, the textiles could be identified individually and in mixtures containing two textiles. Lastly, by accelerating the age of the textile fibres by means of heat, ultra-violet light, and humidity, a comparison was made between the un-aged and aged fibres. It was found that each of the techniques arose different results and in some cases new compounds.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31833
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectGC-MS, SPME, Textile analysis, Solid phase microextractionen_US
dc.titleApplication of Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) - GC-MS for Identifying Pyrolysis Compounds in Textilesen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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