TITLE:
The Method of Testing for Asbestos in Electronic and Electric Products through Polarizing Microscope and X-Ray Diffraction
AUTHORS:
Hongwei Wang, Jun Liu, Qiang Ma, Hongwei Su, Deyong Liu, Junfang Li, Hua Bai
KEYWORDS:
Asbestos, Polarizing Microscope, X-Ray Diffraction
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.7 No.11,
November
27,
2019
ABSTRACT: Asbestos is widely applied in such sectors as manufacturing automobiles, tractors, chemical industrial equipment, and electric equipment. Asbestos fiber is harmful to human health. Therefore, the technology of testing for asbestos in products is especially important. At present, in our country’s national specifications, there is no determination method or specification that is applicable to the asbestos in electronic and electric products. In this article, the components of asbestos in electronic and electric products are identified using the method of combining polarizing microscope with X-ray diffractometer. This method is simple, fast, highly reliable, and suitable to be widely adopted.