ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 21

Fractionation of Accelerants and Arson Residues by Solid Phase Extraction
Oates, M
Graduate student, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC

Aldridge, TA
Chief criminalist, Chemistry Section, Charlotte Mecklenburg Crime Lab, NC

(Received 13 July 1985; accepted 3 September 1985)

Abstract

Adsorption elution extracts of fire debris are separated on solid phase extraction columns to divide the sample into aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions. The fractions are analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and compared with standard accelerants similarly treated.

Keywords:
criminalistics, arson, accelerants, chromatographic analysis, arson accelerant analysis, pyrolyzate contamination

Paper ID: JFS12299J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12299J
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