@incollection{KuschFinkSchroederObstetal.2009, author = {Peter Kusch and Wolfgang Fink and Dorothee Schroeder-Obst and Volker Obst}, title = {Identification of Polymeric Residues in Recycled Aluminium by Analytical Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry}, series = {Zacharias, terHorst et al. (Hg.): Forschungsspitzen und Spitzenforschung. Innovationen an der FH Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Festschrift f{\"u}r Wulf Fischer}, publisher = {Physica-Verlag}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {978-3-7908-2126-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-7908-2127-7\_27}, pages = {307 -- 314}, year = {2009}, abstract = {A method for the identification of polymeric residues in recycled aluminium by using analytical pyrolysis at 700°C hyphenated to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) was presented for the first time. The polymeric residues in recycled aluminium were identified as a mixture of polyethylene, polystyrene, and phenolic resin. The described method could be useful for the aluminium industry as a part of the quality control of the recycled aluminium production.}, language = {en} }