Determination of MTBE in drinking water using corona discharge ion mobility spectrometry |
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| Authors: | Seyed Mohammad Seyed Khademi Mahmoud Tabrizchi Ursula Telgheder Younes Valadbeigi Vahideh Ilbeigi |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry,University of Duisburg-Essen,Essen,Germany;2.Department of Chemistry,Isfahan University of Technology,Isfahan,Iran;3.Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch,Islamic Azad University,Tehran,Iran;4.TOF Tech. Pars Co, Isfahan Science and Technology Town,Isfahan,Iran |
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| Abstract: | Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) is an organic compound which is used as a gasoline additive. Contamination of ground and surface water can occur due to large scale use of MTBE and its high solubility in water. According to United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), MTBE is a possible human carcinogen at high doses and its detection and measurement in the water is important as concerned about human health. In this work, ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) equipped with a corona discharge ionization source was used for determination of MTBE in drinking water. Both pure and aqueous solutions of MTBE were studied and their ion mobility spectra were obtained at different temperatures. Using a calibration curve for detection of MTBE in drinking water, a detection limit (LOD) of 1 mg/L was obtained by IMS. This work proved that, IMS with corona discharge can be used for fast and direct detection of MTBE in water sample without any sample preparation. |
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