Analysis of a Filled Poly(vinyl chloride) Polymer by XPS

We report x-ray photoemission spectra for a CaCO3 filled poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) polymer with dioctyl pthalate plasticizer. XPS spectra were acquired with a SSI model SSX-100 instrument using monochromated Al Kα x-rays. We present the survey spectrum (binding energy 0–1000 eV) and a narrow spectrum of the C 1s, O 1s, and Cl 2p photoelectron peaks.