Determination of methylamines and trimethylamine-N-oxide in particulate matter by non-suppressed ion chromatography
Determination of methylamines and trimethylamine-N-oxide in particulate matter by non-suppressed ion chromatography
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chroma.2010.01.066
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发表时间:
2010-03-26
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4.1
通讯作者:
Purvis-Roberts, Kathleen L.
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作者:
Erupe, Mark E.;Liberman-Martin, Allegra;Purvis-Roberts, Kathleen L.
An ion chromatography method with non-suppressed conductivity detection was developed for the simultaneous determination of methylamines (methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine) and trimethylamine-N-oxide in particulate matter air samples. The analytes were well separated by means of cation-exchange chromatography using a 3 mM nitric acid/3.5% acetonitrile (v/v) eluent solution and a Metrosep C 2 250 (250 mm x 4 mm i.d.) separation column. The effects of the different chromatographic parameters on the separation were also investigated. Detection limits of methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine,and trimethylamine-N-oxide were 43, 46, 76 and 72 mu g/L, respectively. The relative standard deviations of the retention times were between 0.42% and 1.14% while the recoveries were between 78.8% and 88.3%. The method is suitable for determining if methylamines and trimethylamine-N-oxide are a significant component of organic nitrogen aerosol in areas with high concentration of these species. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.