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Ingrid Hintersteiner1, Markus Himmelsbach, Christian Klampfl
1Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria.
Abstract:
In the current work, a fast and reliable CE method for characterizing of six hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), technical products commonly employed as UV-stabilizing agents for various polymeric materials, is presented. These compounds can be monomeric or oligomeric species whereby there is no or only limited information available concerning purity or actual structural composition of the respective stabilizer. Using a BGE based on formic acid with 10% acetonitrile, different constituents of several HALS could be separated by CE and identified employing QTOF/MS detection. In the case of Cyasorb 3529, ten different oligomers were discovered and possible structures were suggested based on exact mass measurements. The majority of the elucidated structures is not fully congruent with the information provided by the manufacturers. Furthermore, in the case of Chimassorb 119 and Tinuvin 770 impurities or unreacted compounds remaining from the manufacturing process could be identified. Besides performing such basic characterizations of technical grade HALS, the presented method is also shown to be suitable for a reliable identification of these stabilizers in real polymer samples.
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