Classification of un-weathered ignitable liquids is a problem that is currently addressed by visual pattern recognition under the guidelines of Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, ASTM E1618-14. This standard method does not separately address the identification of substrate pyrolysis patterns. With the method proposed in the current article, the component planes give important information regarding the ions from the extracted ion spectra that contribute to the different classes. Some additional insight is gained into grouping of substrate pyrolysis samples based on the nature of the unburned material as a wood or non-wood material. Further subclassification was not apparent from the self-organizing maps (SOM) results. (publisher abstract modified)
Downloads
Similar Publications
- In Vitro Structure-activity Relationships and Forensic Case Series of Emerging 2-benzylbenzimidazole 'Nitazene' Opioids
- Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy to Probe Artificial Dye Degradation On Hair Buried in Multiple Soils For Up To Eight Weeks
- 3D Mathematical Model for Heat and Mass Transfer Mechanisms in Gypsum Board Exposed to Fire