Presentation Profile
Rapid Scanning for Phthalate Esters Relugated under RoHS3
Currently Scheduled: 10/12/2021 - 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Room: Poster Parkway
Main Author
Kevin Menard PhD. - Hitachi High-Technologies-Science, America Inc. Dallas, TX USA
- Greg Rigby - Hitachi High-Technologies-Science, America Inc., CA USA
- Yuichi Kasai - Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation, Tokyo Japan
- Shin Okawa - Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation, Tokyo Japan
- Masataka Ohgaki - Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation, Tokyo Japan
Abstract:
In 2013, the European Union expanded the list of hazardous substances contained in the RoHS Directive. In addition, certain phthalate esters (PhEs), such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), will be categorized as RoHS 3 prohibited substances starting from July 2019. Although pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (PyGCMS) is a viable analytical method for the screening of PhEs, Hitachi’s new thermal desorption MS using a novel soft-ionization is quantitative, faster, and more convenient. The resulting screening method can be carried out by anyone within ten minutes.