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Section: 12 Synthetic resins (SR) Page: 16

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Details

IRUG filename:
RSR00016
Data type:
Raman
IRUG material class:
Synthetic resins (SR)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), Poly(butylene terephthalate), thermoplastic polyester
CAS name:
Poly(oxy-​1,​4-​butanediyloxycarbony​l-​1,​4-​phenylenecarbonyl)
Sample source 1:
The ResinKit, The Plastics Group of America
Source location 1:
1112 Riverstreet, PO Box 509, Woonsocket, RI, 02895, US
Sample identifier 1:
No. 17
Sample source 2:
Sample Collection (SamCo) of Plastics, POPART European project
Sample identifier 2:
SamCo No. 18
Sample source 3:
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE)
Source location 3:
Hobbemastraat 22, 1071 ZC Amsterdam, NL
Color:
White, not transparent
Age:
May 2010, acquired
MW (relative):
Varies
Application:
Raman probe
Excitation source (nm):
785
Mode:
Scat
Literature Reference:
Lagana, Anna, and Brenda Keneghan. "Identification and Characterization of Plastic Artefacts." POPART Preservation of Plastic ARTefacts in Museum Collections. N.p., 31 Jan. 2012. Web. 4 Oct. 2013.
Originating institution name:
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
Originating institution acronym:
RCE
Molecular formula:
(C12 H12 O4)n
CAS registry no:
24968-12-5
Density
(g/cc):
1.2 g/cc, literature
Other analytical methods:
FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), Py GC-MS (pyrolysis gas chromatography - mass spectrometry)