Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools

Geomembrane is a type of material used in civil engineering and environmental engineering works for the protection and recovery of the environment. Five geomembranes commercially obtained from three Brazilian companies were chemically characterized. The Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) t...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Antonio Valentin, Clever Aparecido Valentin, Marcelo Kobelnik, Jefferson Lins da Silva
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000967
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author Leonardo Antonio Valentin
Clever Aparecido Valentin
Marcelo Kobelnik
Jefferson Lins da Silva
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description Geomembrane is a type of material used in civil engineering and environmental engineering works for the protection and recovery of the environment. Five geomembranes commercially obtained from three Brazilian companies were chemically characterized. The Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique was used to determine and identify the compounds Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) based on their mass and spectrum (fragmentation) in order to characterize the materials and multivariate analysis tools were applied. Moreover, 211 compounds were selected for SVOCs and 59 compounds for VOCs. Considering the 211 compounds, 159 met the p-value criterion <0.05. For the 159 compounds, 130 met the cut-off criterion of 2.0 for the fold change analysis and were considered in the study. Regarding VOC compounds, from the 59 compounds considered, 25 met the p-value criteria <0.05 and 15 for the cut-off 2.0 criteria for fold change analysis. The combination of chromatographic determination with multivariate analysis was applied and showed to be an excellent tool for chemical characterization and the differentiation between the five groups can be observed. This information can be useful for these techniques in routines for material quality control and for geosynthetics databases.
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spelling doaj.art-5a3aa0ae10bd400699dd603b872518022022-12-22T01:10:30ZengElsevierCase Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering2666-01642022-05-015100174Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate toolsLeonardo Antonio Valentin0Clever Aparecido Valentin1Marcelo Kobelnik2Jefferson Lins da Silva3Corresponding author.; São Carlos School of Engineering - EESC, University of São Paulo - USP, São Carlos, SP, BrazilSão Carlos School of Engineering - EESC, University of São Paulo - USP, São Carlos, SP, BrazilSão Carlos School of Engineering - EESC, University of São Paulo - USP, São Carlos, SP, BrazilCorresponding author.; São Carlos School of Engineering - EESC, University of São Paulo - USP, São Carlos, SP, BrazilGeomembrane is a type of material used in civil engineering and environmental engineering works for the protection and recovery of the environment. Five geomembranes commercially obtained from three Brazilian companies were chemically characterized. The Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) technique was used to determine and identify the compounds Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) based on their mass and spectrum (fragmentation) in order to characterize the materials and multivariate analysis tools were applied. Moreover, 211 compounds were selected for SVOCs and 59 compounds for VOCs. Considering the 211 compounds, 159 met the p-value criterion <0.05. For the 159 compounds, 130 met the cut-off criterion of 2.0 for the fold change analysis and were considered in the study. Regarding VOC compounds, from the 59 compounds considered, 25 met the p-value criteria <0.05 and 15 for the cut-off 2.0 criteria for fold change analysis. The combination of chromatographic determination with multivariate analysis was applied and showed to be an excellent tool for chemical characterization and the differentiation between the five groups can be observed. This information can be useful for these techniques in routines for material quality control and for geosynthetics databases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000967GeomembranesMass spectrometryMultivariateChemical characterization
spellingShingle Leonardo Antonio Valentin
Clever Aparecido Valentin
Marcelo Kobelnik
Jefferson Lins da Silva
Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Geomembranes
Mass spectrometry
Multivariate
Chemical characterization
title Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
title_full Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
title_fullStr Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
title_full_unstemmed Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
title_short Chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
title_sort chemical characterization of polyethylene geomembranes by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using multivariate tools
topic Geomembranes
Mass spectrometry
Multivariate
Chemical characterization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000967
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