Analysis of recycled PET products by Pyrolysis-GC-TOFMS
Introduction
The Circular economy is a global initiative that aims to realize a sustainable society by reducing the consumption of natural resources and maximizing the use of existing resources. Polymer (plastic) recycling is an important technology for achieving this. For example, many PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are reused as PET bottles through horizontal recycling, but some are used for different products through cascade recycling (=downcycling). In addition, upcycling to use them in higher value products is also actively carried out. In these recycling process, evaluation of materials and products is important for stable quality, and Pyrolysis-GC-MS is commonly used as an analytical method.
In this MSTips, we will introduce an application of recycled PET products analysis using the high-performance gas chromatograph time-of-flight mass spectrometer "JMS-T2000GC" and unknown compounds structure analysis software "msFineAnalysis AI".