Journal article
Direct detection of brominated flame retardants from plastic e-waste using liquid extraction surface analysis mass spectrometry
MRL Paine, ID Rae, SJ Blanksby
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6889
Abstract
RATIONALE The worldwide generation of plastic electronic waste (e-waste) is reaching epic proportions. The presence of toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs) within these materials limits their ability to be recycled, resulting in large amounts of e-waste reaching landfills. METHODS Liquid extraction surface analysis mass spectrometry (LESA-MS) employing a chip-based nanoelectrospray coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer represents a novel control technology for directing e-waste streams for recycling. LESA-MS allows direct sampling and analysis of solid material, capable of detecting BFRs including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A), the t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
M.R.L.P. and S.J.B. acknowledge funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and BlueScope Steel (LP0775032) and support from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology (CE0561607). M. R. L. P. is the holder of an Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry). Instrumentation was supported by an ARC Linkage Infrastructure and Equipment Fund (LE0989078). The authors are grateful to Mr Steve Morriss from Close the Loop Ltd (Somerton VIC, Australia) and Prof Jochen Mueller (National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, Australia) for provision of e-waste samples and brominateds flame retardants for analysis.