A Little Christmas Cheer

[JohnQPublic]

Deformulation of a Christmas Tree (http://www.chemir.com/deformulating-christmas-tree.asp)



Christopher Kringle recently requested a qualitative deformulation of an artificial Christmas tree for components above 1%. He was pleased to call Chemir, experts in polymer reverse engineering. Samples mysteriously arrived gift-wrapped in our sample receiving area.


Chemir scientists analyzed the Christmas tree samples using GC/MS, GPC, NMR, FT-IR and SEM-EDS. Below is our comprehensive final report, complete with spectra, chromatograms and recommendations for future work.
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[URL="http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Chemir%20Deformulation%20of%20a%20Christmas%20Tree .pdf"]Final Report (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Chemir%20Deformulation%20of%20a%20Christmas%20Tree .pdf)
Chart 1: Sample Received (http://www.chemir.com/News/images/tree.jpg)
Chart 2: EXDA Spectrum (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure2.pdf)
Chart 3.1: GC/MS Chromatogram (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure%203-1.pdf)
Chart 3.2: Mass Spectrum of 2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure3-2.pdf)
Chart 3.3: Mass Spectrum of 2,6,7-Trimethyl-Decane (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure3-3.pdf)
Chart 4: GPC Chromatogram (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure4.pdf)
Chart 5: NMR Spectrum (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure5.pdf)
Chart 6.1: FT-IR Spectrum (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure6-1.pdf)
Chart 6.2: FT-IR Reference Spectrum (http://www.chemir.com/News/documents/Figure%206-2.pdf)

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2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. --Jeremiah 10:2-4