Feasibility of collection and analysis of airborne carbonyls by on-sorbent derivatization and thermal desorption

Analytical Chemistry
StevenSaiHang Ho, Jian Zhen Yu

Abstract

The most commonly used method for analysis of airborne carbonyls is to collect the analytes on solid sorbents coated with a suitable derivatization agent, followed by solvent desorption and liquid injection for analysis by high-pressure liquid chromatography. We have explored a new approach by combining on-sorbent derivatization and thermal desorption to measure airborne carbonyls. More specifically, carbonyls in the air are collected onto an O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA)-coated Tenax sorbent packed in a tube with dimensions identical to those of a gas chromatography (GC) injector liner. The derivatives are then released by in-injection port thermal desorption to a GC column for analysis. Gaseous carbonyls, including formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, glyoxal, and methylglyoxal, at ppbv levels are shown to be effectively collected (> or = 92% collection efficiency) onto the sampling tubes at a flow rate of 20 mL/min under both < 1% and 71% relative humidity. The collection efficiency drops as the sampling flow rate increases, and the degree of decrease is compound dependent. The derivatization agent, at a level of approximately 127 nmol/tube, is thermally desorbed and eluted from the GC column with...Continue Reading

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