Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Analysis
topic
PBDE analysis extracts textile specimens with organic solvents followed by multi-layer silica gel column chromatography cleanup and GC-MS or GC-HRMS detection, quantifying individual congeners of pentaBDE, octaBDE, and decaBDE mixtures against the REACH Annex XVII concentration limits of 1000 milligrams per kilogram per substance in homogeneous materials of electrical and electronic textile products.
Role
Monitors compliance with the REACH and Stockholm Convention restrictions on persistent bioaccumulative PBDE flame retardants in technical textiles associated with electrical equipment, where brominated flame retardant requirements historically drove use of these now-restricted endocrine-disrupting organohalogen compounds.