Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of digested silicone adhesives using solid-phase microextraction

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Colleen Small, cesmall@bloomu.edu and Mark A. Tapsak, mtapsak@bloomu.edu. Department of Chemistry, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University, 400 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Tri-functional cross-linker components commonly found in RTV silicone adhesives were quantified from fully cured samples. Samples were digested using isopropyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide and sonication. For their analysis, a GC-MS method using automated solid-phase micro-extraction was developed. Both the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of digested samples was accomplished. Interestingly, the cross-linkers were not found to be evenly distributed across the cured adhesive samples with respect to an axis perpendicular to the substrate and air interfaces.