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Identification of polymers by chemical analysis

Reverse engineering of polymer compound

Polymers, polymer blends and their additives are effectively extracted according to ASTM methods.

Preliminary examination of the sample

• Burning test.
• Heating test.
• Beilstein test.
• Elemental analysis.

Rubber samples are tested according to the ASTM D297.

Following tests are used to identify the polymer samples:

• Burchfield color reaction test.
• Spot test.
• Liebermann -Storch-Morawski reaction.
• Weber reaction test.
• Azo dye reaction.
• Morpholine Test.
• Humal color reaction.
• Million's test.
• Gibb's indophenols test.
• Foucry test.
• Molisch's test.
• Diphenyl amine test.
• Lead acetate test.
• Confirmatory test for all individual polymers.
• Organic and inorganic analyses.