Stabilised matrix method

David et al. [184] have shown that cool on-column injection and the use of deactivated thermally stable columns in CGC-FID and CGC-F1D-MS for quantitative determination of additives (antistatics, antifogging agents, UV and light stabilisers, antioxidants, etc.) in mixtures prevents thermal degradation of high-MW compounds. Perkins et al. [101] have reported development of an analysis method for 100 ppm polymer additives in a 500 p,L SEC fraction in DCM by means of at-column GC (total elution time 27 min repeatability 3-7 %). Requirements for the method were (i) on-line (ii) use of whole fraction (LVI) and (iii) determination of high-MW compounds (1200 Da) at low concentrations. Difficult matrix introduction (DMI) and selective extraction can be used for GC analysis of silicone oil contamination in paints and other complex analytical problems. 

Meyer-Dulheuer [55] has analysed the pure additives (phenolic antioxidants, benzotriazole UV stabilisers and HALS compounds) of Table 9.8 in THF solutions by means of MALDI-ToFMS. As it turns out, polar molecules in the mass range of below 800 Da, which have a high absorption coefficient at the laser wavelength used, can often be measured without any matrix [55,56]. In this case, there is no matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionisation (MALDI) process any more. It is a simple laser desorption/ionisation (LDI) process. The advantage of this method is a matrix-free mass spectrum with the same mass resolution as in the MALDI case,... 

Reactive radicals can be stabilised by several methods. Techniques to increase the life-time by rapid freezing of samples have been employed for a long time [10]. The matrix isolation method discussed in Chapter 5 is a useful technique to obtain the ESR spectra of species that are too reactive to be smdied in the liquid state. Trapping of radiolytically produced radicals in the solid state is a common method in radiation biophysics (Chapter 2) and polymer science (Chapter 7). 

Details are given of the development of a novel method to detect the presence of a hindered amine light stabiliser in PP, based on silicon technology. The method consisted of extracting the stabiliser from the PP matrix followed by detection and quantification using proton NMR. 3 refs. 

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