Thermal Desorption/Pyrolysis Coupled with Photoionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Molecular Organic Compounds and Oligomeric and Polymeric Fractions in Urban Particulate Matter

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (15) ◽  
pp. 5354-5361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Streibel ◽  
Jochen Weh ◽  
Stefan Mitschke ◽  
Ralf Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Thermal Desorption ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Urban Particulate Matter ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry

scholarly journals Identification and quantification of gaseous organic compounds emitted from biomass burning using two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1865-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Hatch ◽  
W. Luo ◽  
J. F. Pankow ◽  
R. J. Yokelson ◽  
C. E. Stockwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Identification And Quantification

Abstract. The current understanding of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation within biomass burning (BB) plumes is limited by the incomplete identification and quantification of the non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs) emitted from such fires. Gaseous organic compounds were collected on sorbent cartridges during laboratory burns as part of the fourth Fire Lab at Missoula Experiment (FLAME-4) and analyzed by two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC–ToFMS). The sensitivity and resolving power of GC × GC–ToFMS allowed the acquisition of the most extensive data set of BB NMOCs to date, with measurements for 708 positively or tentatively identified compounds. Estimated emission factors (EFs) are presented for these compounds for burns of six different vegetative fuels, including conifer branches, grasses, agricultural residue, and peat. The number of compounds meeting the peak selection criteria ranged from 129 to 474 among individual burns, and included extensive isomer groups. For example, 38 monoterpene isomers were observed in the emissions from coniferous fuels; the isomeric ratios were found to be consistent with those reported in relevant essential oils, suggesting that the composition of such oils may be very useful when predicting fuel-dependent terpene emissions. Further, 11 sesquiterpenes were detected and tentatively identified, providing the first reported speciation of sesquiterpenes in gas-phase BB emissions. The calculated EFs for all measured compounds are compared and discussed in the context of potential SOA formation.

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