A novel approach for the quantification of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) in commercial bottles is presented. Fifty-eight bottle samples from several brands and producers containing different percentages of r-PET were purchased from the market. Samples were analyzed by two spectroscopic methods: near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy in the mid-infrared (MIR) region. No chemical pre-treatment was applied before analyses. The spectra were analyzed by partial-least squares (PLS) regression, and two models for NIR and MIR data were computed. Then, a multi-block regression was applied to join the two datasets. All models were validated by cross-validation and by excluding and projecting onto the model the replicated spectra of one sample at a time. Results demonstrated the potential of this approach, especially considering the variability of commercial samples in terms of additives, shape, or thickness of the bottles: for samples close to the centroids of the models (i.e., from 10 to 50% r-PET), the predictions of multi-block method seldom departed from the expected values of ±10%. Only for samples with 0% declared r-PET, the models showed poor prediction abilities.

Zappi, A., Biancolillo, A., Kassouf, N., Marassi, V., Morozzi, P., Tositti, L., et al. (2024). Quantification of Recycled PET in Commercial Bottles by IR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics. ANALYTICA, 5(2), 219-232 [10.3390/analytica5020014].

Quantification of Recycled PET in Commercial Bottles by IR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Zappi, Alessandro
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Kassouf, Nicholas;Marassi, Valentina;Morozzi, Pietro;Tositti, Laura;Melucci, Dora
2024

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A novel approach for the quantification of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) in commercial bottles is presented. Fifty-eight bottle samples from several brands and producers containing different percentages of r-PET were purchased from the market. Samples were analyzed by two spectroscopic methods: near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectroscopy in the mid-infrared (MIR) region. No chemical pre-treatment was applied before analyses. The spectra were analyzed by partial-least squares (PLS) regression, and two models for NIR and MIR data were computed. Then, a multi-block regression was applied to join the two datasets. All models were validated by cross-validation and by excluding and projecting onto the model the replicated spectra of one sample at a time. Results demonstrated the potential of this approach, especially considering the variability of commercial samples in terms of additives, shape, or thickness of the bottles: for samples close to the centroids of the models (i.e., from 10 to 50% r-PET), the predictions of multi-block method seldom departed from the expected values of ±10%. Only for samples with 0% declared r-PET, the models showed poor prediction abilities.
2024
Zappi, A., Biancolillo, A., Kassouf, N., Marassi, V., Morozzi, P., Tositti, L., et al. (2024). Quantification of Recycled PET in Commercial Bottles by IR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics. ANALYTICA, 5(2), 219-232 [10.3390/analytica5020014].
Zappi, Alessandro; Biancolillo, Alessandra; Kassouf, Nicholas; Marassi, Valentina; Morozzi, Pietro; Tositti, Laura; Melucci, Dora
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