Application Of Self-Organizing Maps To The Analysis Of Ignitable Liquid And Substrate Pyrolysis Samples

Keywords

Arson; Fire debris; Kohonen networks; Self-organizing maps

Abstract

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. This report details the use of a Kohonen self-organizing map coupled with extracted ion spectra to organize ignitable liquids and substrate pyrolysis samples on a two-dimensional map with groupings that correspond to the ASTM-classifications and separate the substrate pyrolysis samples from the ignitable liquids. 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.

Publication Date

12-1-2018

Publication Title

Separations

Volume

5

Issue

4

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.3390/separations5040052

Socpus ID

85070241087 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85070241087

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