TABLE VI

Summary of the Analyses with Concentration in μg/mL of the Ethanol Extracts (Water Extracts) Obtained after Semi-quantification and Quantification (GC-MS) and Quantification (Target LC-HRMS): a = < LOQ to 0.1; b = 0.1 to 1.0; c = 1.0 to 10, d = 10 to 50 μg/cm2

CompoundsIdentification LevelCAS123456Technique (-MS)
PP-related antioxidants & antioxidant degradants
    Tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl) isocyanurate (PAO1)Confirmed27676-62-6a----bGC, LC
    Pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate) (PAO2)Confirmed6683-19-8aaaaaaLC
    Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (PAO3)Confirmed2082-79-3aaaa--GC, LC
    Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite (SAO1)Confirmed31570-04-4bbbbabGC, LC
    Didodecyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (SAO2)Confirmed123-28-4---b--GC, LC
    Dioctadecyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (SAO3, very late eluting)Confirmed693-36-7--b---LC
    Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphateConfirmed95906-11-9bbbbabGC, LC
    Bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate (bDtBPP)Confirmed69284-93-1aa----LC
    Ethyl 3-mercaptopropionateConfirmed5466-06-8---b--GC
    2,4-Di-tert-butylphenolConfirmed96-76-4aaaaa-GC, LC
    Dodecyl-3-mercaptopropionateConfident6380-71-8---b--GC
    Fenozan acidConfirmed20170-32-5---a--LC
    DodecanolConfirmed112-53-8--aba-GC
    Dodecyl acrylateConfirmed2156-97-0---c--GC
    Octadecyl acrylateConfirmed4813-57-4--b---
    Fenozan acid ethyl esterConfident36294-24-3---a--GC
Other PP-related compounds
    OleamideConfirmed301-02-0aaaaLC
    ErucamideConfirmed112-86-7baaaaaLC
    Stearic acidConfirmed57-11-4bbbbbbLC
    Ethyl stearateConfident111-61-5--b-c-GC
    Branched & linear alkanes sum; number signalsConfidentb; 8b; 7b; 7b; 9a; 2a; 4GC
Membrane-related compounds
    CyclohexanolConfirmed108-93-0----a-GC
    γ-ButyrolactoneConfirmed96-48-0-b (a)b (a)-b (a)-GC
    N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidonConfirmed872-50-4c (b)a (a)a (a)b (a)a (a)-GC
    2-PyrrolidinoneConfirmed616-45-5-----aGC
    N-AcetylpyrrolidoneConfirmed932-17-2-----aGC
    Piperidine-derivativeTentativea (a)-----GC
    Caprolactam*Confirmed105-60-2ad (c)d (c)-d (c)a (a)GC, LC
    Caprolactam-derivativeTentativeaaaGC
    Alkyl alcohols sum; number of signalsTentativea; 3a; 2b; 2b; 3-GC
    PEG-derivatives sum; number of signalsTentative-b; 5b; 4b; 7b; 6-GC**
    Diphenyl sulfoneConfirmed127-63-9c--c--GC, LC
Unknown compounds
    LaurolactamConfirmed947-04-6----b (a)-GC, LC
    1,14-Diazacyclohexacosane-2,13-dione (dimer Laurolactam)Confident30204-68-3----b-GC, LC
    1,1-DiethoxypentaneConfident3658-79-5-aaaa-GC
    1,1-DiethoxynonaneConfident54815-13-3-a----GC
    Diethyl adipateConfident141-28-6----a-GC
    Methyl ethyl terephthalateConfident22163-52-6----b-GC
    Diethyl terephthalateConfident636-09-9---ac-GC
    Unknowns sum; number of signals--a; 1a; 1-a; 1-GC
  • * Low levels (< 0.1 μg/cm2) are known to stem from PA/PE packaging through migration;

  • ** single substances and also found in LC-MS; LOQs GC-MS approximately from 0.1 to 1 μg/mL, LOQs LC-MS target dependent approximately from 0.001 to 1 μg/mL.