| Title |
Detection and Monitoring of PAH and Oxy-PAHs by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Comparison of ESI, APCI and APPI Source Detection
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| Published in |
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13361-011-0304-8 |
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| Authors |
Thierry Ghislain, Pierre Faure, Raymond Michels |
| Abstract |
The objective of this work was to compare direct infusion in a Q-TOF mass spectrometer through three different atmospheric pressure sources, electrospray ionization (ESI), atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), and atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI) coupled to a high resolution Q-TOF mass spectrometer. A complex mixture of PAH and oxy-PAHs, obtained after the air oxidation of fluoranthene on mineral substrates, was used to compare the different ionization abilities of these sources. Here, we propose analytical methods for the use of all sources. Final goal was to provide background to the choice of the most appropriate source in order to analyze complex organic mixtures as those encountered in polluted soils, water, sediments, as well as in petroleum. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 72 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 11 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 30 | 42% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 15% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 16 | 22% |