Table 4 Surface composition of swabbed heritage PVC objects from CHSDM based on NPDPI-MS and description of observed surface exudates

From: Non-destructive mass spectrometry of historical poly(vinyl chloride) object surfaces with swab analysis

Object ID

Date

m/z

Neutral Formula

Compound

MSn product ions

Comments

1971-23-1-B, Sweating, yellowing, adhesive tape

1971

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

413.363

C25H48O4

dioctyl azelate

  

299.258

C18H34O3

hydroxyoctadecenoic acid

  

2019-29-20, NVE

1980-2010

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

377.326

C21H44O5

   

1991-47-2, Sweating, yellowing, dust

1952

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

225.090

C13H11N3O

drometrizole

225.09→ 196.08, 120.06, 154.06

Stabiliser and UV absorber. Ion present as [M+], product ions matching NIST GC-MS library reference.

413.363

C25H48O4

dioctyl azelate

  

327.078

C18H15O4P

triphenyl phosphate

327.08→ 233.04 (C12H10O3P), 215.03 (C12H8O2P)

fire retardant

464.374

  

464.37→ 391.28 (loss of C4H11N), 391.28 → 149.02, 279.16, 167.03 (MS3)

391.28 product ions match DEHP

464.299

    

2001-8-1-A, NVE

1997

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

2001-8-1-D, slight yellowing, NVE

1997

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

1969-165-1021, NVE

1957-1960

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

408.311

C24H41NO4

   

1995-152, NVE

1971

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

1998-75-180, NVE

1968

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

1971-15-1, NVE

1956 (ca.)

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  

2017-51-15-A, Sweating, dust

1985

391.284

C24H38O4

DEHP/DOTP

  
  1. All mass spectra also included m/z 149.023 and m/z 279.159, fragments of DEHP/DOTP, which were excluded from the table. All MSn experiments were performed at 30V collision energy. Presence of visible exudates or other damage was noted. NVE indicates no visible exudates.