Identification by GC-MS Analysis of Organics in Manufactured Articles through a D-Optimal Design

Many manufactured articles are made of composite materials often bonded by a phenolic resin. Through a D-optimal design, we optimized a method to characterize phenolic resins after the extraction process by GC-MS analysis. The study was conducted on three different phenolic resins and four manufactured articles with the same inorganic composition and different analyzed binders. Moreover, three cardanol resins that differ in their production systems were analyzed to see if there were differences between them. Through Soxhlet extraction with dichloromethane or acetone, it is possible to differentiate the raw materials through characteristic compounds and to identify them in the manufactured articles.