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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a really specific and sensitive method for surface analysis. The monitoring of antimony concentrations in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles by XPS analysis is a new method for the characterization of bottled water contamination by antimony which frequently comes into contact with food and drink. The elevation of Sb concentrations in bottled waters is mainly due to Sb2O3 being used as a catalyst in the manufacture of PET. In this study, using a sensitive XPS determination of Sb in PET bottle materials, we observed that the water became contaminated with Sb during storage. Because the color of PET material may have an impact on the leaching of antimony, clear and blue PET bottle materials were analyzed separately and the results were compared directly. The main difference between the previous analyses and this study is that we analyzed only bottle plastic material rather than the water itself.
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This work was supported by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic under the grant VEGA no. 1/0472/18. This work was supported by the Research excellence center on earth sources, extraction and treatment – 2nd phase supported by the Research and Development Operational Programme funded by the ERDF no. 26220120038.
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Maria Kanuchova, Kozakova, L., Bakalar, T. et al. Characterization of Antimony Leaching from Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. J Anal Chem 75, 1304–1309 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106193482010007X
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