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ArticleAnalytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry2021

An Evaluation of Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence as a Tool for Forensic Discrimination of Single Polyester Fibers.

Hikari Takahara, Wataru Matsuda, Yasushi Kusakabe, Satoshi Ikeda, Masatsugu Kuraoka, Hibiki Komatsu, Yoshinori Nishiwaki

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Article in Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hikari TakaharaX-ray Instrument Division, Rigaku Corporation, 14-8 Akaoji, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1146, Japan. hikari@rigaku.co.jp.
Wataru MatsudaX-ray Instrument Division, Rigaku Corporation, 14-8 Akaoji, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1146, Japan.
Yasushi KusakabeX-ray Instrument Division, Rigaku Corporation, 14-8 Akaoji, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1146, Japan.
Satoshi IkedaX-ray Instrument Division, Rigaku Corporation, 14-8 Akaoji, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1146, Japan.
Masatsugu KuraokaX-ray Instrument Division, Rigaku Corporation, 14-8 Akaoji, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1146, Japan.
Hibiki KomatsuTOSA Innovative Human Development Programs, Kochi University, 2-5-1 Akebono-cho, Kochi, 780-8520, Japan.
Yoshinori NishiwakiDivision of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Kochi University, 2-5-1 Akebono-cho, Kochi, 780-8520, Japan.

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Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry was applied to a forensic discrimination of single polyester fibers. In a non-destructive direct measurement of 5 mm long single fibers used for forensic references, trace metallic elements such as Ti, Sb, Ge, Mn, and Co, found in additives and catalyst residues, were detected using a benchtop TXRF spectrometer. The individual elemental compositions of the fibers were identified, and correlations between the compositions and manufacturers were established using principal component analysis (PCA). Black polyester fibers sampled from the car trunk mats were also analyzed. Several fibers were found to contain both Sb and Ge, elements that characterize different polymerization catalysts; this indicates that the fibers were composed of recycled materials. The TXRF and SR-μXRF spectra showed similar patterns for the fiber samples that were analyzed.

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forensic sciencemicro analysisnon-destructive analysisresidual catalystsTrace elemental analysis

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