Detection of volatile organic sulfur compounds in water by headspace gas chromatography and membrane inlet mass spectrometry

Two gas chromatographic methods, GC-FID (flame ionization detection) and GC-ELCD (electrolytic conductivity detector) are compared in tlie analysis of volatile organic sulfur compounds (VOSCs) in water samples with a membrane inlet mass spectrometry (MIMS) technique. Carbon disulfide, ethanethiol, dimethyl sulfide, ethyl-methyl sulfide, thiophene, and dimethyl disulfide were used as test compounds. Linear dynamic ranges were found to be two decades with the GC-ELCD method and four decades with the GC-FID and MIMS methods. Detection limits were at low (μg/1 levels with the two gas chromatographic methods and clearly below μg/1 level with the MIMS method. Analysis of one sample takes 40 min with the gas chromatographic methods and five minutes with the MIMS method. The selectivity was good, especially with the GC-ELCD and the MIMS method. In addition, quantitative results obtained with spiked water samples by the three methods are compared.     

热脱附-气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱法测定环境空气中的挥发性有机物

采用热脱附(TD)结合气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)建立了环境空气中23种挥发性有机物(VOCs)同时检测的分析方法。空气样品通过主动采样的方式富集到装有Tenax-TA填料的热脱附管中,热解吸后在选择反应监测(SRM)模式下用GC-MS/MS进行检测,内标法定量。结果表明,23种VOCs在0.01~1 ng和1~100 ng低、高两个范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r²)均大于0.99,方法定量限为0.00008~1 μ g/m³。加标水平为2、10和50 ng时,23种VOCs的平均回收率为77%~124%。除了最低加标水平的氯苯,相对标准偏差(RSD, n=6)均小于20%。对市内3个采样点的环境空气进行测定,其中苯、甲苯、乙苯、二甲苯、苯乙烯、1,2,4-三甲基苯和六氯丁二烯均有检出。实验证明,该TD和GC-MS/MS相结合的检测方法具有准确、可靠、灵敏度高等优点,适用于环境空气中VOCs的同时测定。     

有机化学反应中间体的质谱分析

有机化学反应中活性中间体的性质各异,对反应中间体的表征和研究对于阐明和确证反应机理、优化反应条件、筛选催化剂和发现新类型反应至关重要.近年来,质谱技术和在线微量采样技术的发展,极大程度地拓展了质谱学在该领域的应用.本文总结了近年来本领域发展的新策略、技术和方法,以及有机质谱技术在反应中间体研究中的应用.     

土壤中64种痕量半挥发性有机污染物的分析方法研究

利用超声提取技术将土壤中的半挥发性有机污染物(SVOC)提取出来, 经旋转蒸发浓缩至一定体积后, 用ODSC18柱净化, 再用氮吹浓缩后, 取1.0 μL注入气相色谱中, 用DB-5 ms柱分离, 用气相色谱质谱仪(GC-MS)进行定性定量分析. 本方法研究土壤中64种半挥发性有机污染物, 其中包括苯系物、苯酚类、苯胺类、硝基芳香烃类、氯代芳烃类、多环芳烃类和酞酸酯类等物质的提取、净化方法以及回收率、精密度和检测限的测定. 该方法回收率为52.5%～105%.     

顶空气相色谱-质谱法测定玩具中的10种挥发性有机物

建立了检测玩具中10种挥发性有机物(VOC)残留量的顶空气相色谱-质谱(HS-GC-MS)方法。样品经140 ℃、45 min静态顶空后,通过DB-624色谱柱分离和质谱检测,外标法定量。该方法对于不同VOC的定量限(LOQ)均在0.66 mg/kg以下,线性范围为0.001～2.0 μg,平均回收率在79%～106%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)在0.4%～5.6%之间。该方法具有准确灵敏、简单快速等特点,将其应用于实际玩具样品的检测取得了良好效果。     

Elucidation of artefacts in proton transfer reaction time‐of‐flight mass spectrometers

We present an effective procedure to differentiate instrumental artefacts, such as parasitic ions, memory effects, and real trace impurities contained in inert gases. Three different proton transfer reaction mass spectrometers were used in order to identify instrument‐specific parasitic ions. The methodology reveals new nitrogen‐ and metal‐containing ions that up to date have not been reported. The parasitic ion signal was dominated by [N₂]H⁺ and [NH₃]H⁺ rather than by the common ions NO⁺ and O₂⁺. Under dry conditions in a proton transfer reaction quadrupole interface time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer (PTR‐QiTOF), the ion abundances of [N₂]H⁺ were elevated compared with the signals in the presence of humidity. In contrast, the [NH₃]H⁺ ion did not show a clear humidity dependency. On the other hand, two PTR‐TOF1000 instruments showed no significant contribution of the [N₂]H⁺ ion, which supports the idea of [N₂]H⁺ formation in the quadrupole interface of the PTR‐QiTOF. Many new nitrogen‐containing ions were identified, and three different reaction sequences showing a similar reaction mechanism were established. Additionally, several metal‐containing ions, their oxides, and hydroxides were formed in the three PTR instruments. However, their relative ion abundancies were below 0.03% in all cases. Within the series of metal‐containing ions, the highest contribution under dry conditions was assigned to the [Fe(OH)₂]H⁺ ion. Only in one PTR‐TOF1000 the Fe⁺ ion appeared as dominant species compared with the [Fe(OH)₂]H⁺ ion. The present analysis and the resulting database can be used as a tool for the elucidation of artefacts in mass spectra and, especially in cases, where dilution with inert gases play a significant role, preventing misinterpretations.     

Ambient ionization and direct identification of volatile organic compounds with microwave‐induced plasma mass spectrometry

An innovative method of volatile organic compounds analysis by using microwave‐induced plasma ionization (MIPI) source in combination with an ambient ion trap mass spectrometer is presented here. Using MIPI for direct sample vapor, analysis was achieved without any sample preparation or subsequent heating. The relative abundance of the target compounds can be obtained almost instantly within a few seconds. The ionization processes of different volatile compounds was optimized, and the limits of detection were identified in the range of 0.15–4.5 pptv or 0.73–8.80 pg ml^?1. The relative standard deviation (RSD) is in the range of 4–14%, while correlation coefficients of the working curves (R²) are better than 0.98. The new method possesses advantages of ease operation, time‐saving, high sensitivity and inexpensive setup. In addition, the ionization processes of short n‐alkane chains were investigated with the MIPI technique, and a unique [M + 13]⁺ was detected, which has not been reported in detail by any other related ionization techniques. An ionization mechanism was proposed on the basis of the experimental results obtained in this work and available information in literatures, in which the n‐alkanes in the plasma environment possibly generate protonated cyclopentadiene [M – 5]⁺ or alkyl‐substituted analogues as well as hydrous ions [M + 13]⁺ and [M + 13 + 18]⁺, as shown in Scheme 1 in the main text. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

便携式气相色谱-质谱仪测定空气中挥发性有机污染物的准确性

便携式气相色谱-质谱仪(便携式GC-MS)能同时对多组分复杂有机物进行定性定量分析,在环境监测尤其是事故现场应急监测中发挥越来越重要的作用。本文比较了便携式GC-MS与EPATO-14A方法分析测定环境空气中低浓度挥发性有机物(VOCs)的性能,并探讨了利用定量环(loop环)模式测定高浓度VOCs的准确度。结果表明,采用内标标准曲线定量,HAPSITE便携式GC-MS测定空气中VOCs的检出限与EPATO-14A方法相当,准确度和精密度略低,但均符合环境监测分析的要求。利用loop环可对大部分10-6级的高浓度VOCs样品进行较为准确的测定,在突发性环境污染事故中可以得到基本准确的结果。     

Full-range analysis of ambient volatile organic compounds by a new trapping method and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

This study investigated the feasibility of analyzing a full range of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from C(3) to C(12) using gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC/MS) coupled with thermal desorption. Two columns were used: a PLOT column separated compounds lighter than C(6) and a DB-1 column separated C(6)-C(12) compounds. An innovative heart-cut technique based on the Deans switch was configured to combine the two column outflows at the ends of the columns before entering the MS. To prevent the resolved peaks from re-converging after combining, two techniques were attempted (hold-up vs. back-flush) to achieve the intended "delayed" elution of heavier components. Thus, the resulting chromatogram covering the full range of VOCs is a combination of two separate elutions, with the heavier section following the lighter section. With the hold-up method, band-broadening inevitably occurred for the delayed C(6)-C(7) DB-1 compounds while the light compounds eluted from the PLOT column. This broadening problem resulted in peak tailing that was largely alleviated by adding a re-focusing stage while the DB-1 compounds were back-flushed, and this modified technique is referred to as the back-flush method. With this modification, the separation of the C(6)-C(7) compounds improved dramatically, as revealed by the decrease in peak asymmetry (As) and increase in resolution. Linearity and precision for these peaks also improved, yielding R(2) and RSD values better than 0.9990 and 2.8%, respectively.     

On-line flow injection analysis of volatile organic compounds in seawater by membrane introduction mass spectrometry

The combination of flow injection analysis with membrane introduction mass spectrometry for analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in seawater is examined and is compared to measurements made in water. Membrane introduction mass spectrometry is performed using a benchtop ion trap mass spectrometer, and characterization of various aspects of the flow injection and ion trap combination for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (including anthropogenic halocarbons) in seawater is carried out. The analyte responses are shown to be linear over several orders of magnitude (e.g. for methylene chloride), independent of seawater pH (e.g. for chlorobenzene) and independent of matrix effects for the VOCs studied. A comparison of the performance of a microporous (Teflon) membrane with that of an amorphous silicone membrane is made, and the former is shown to provide lower detection limits which are in the parts-per-trillion range (300 ppt for chlorobenzene, 190 ppt for trans-1,2-dichloroethene). The microporous membrane provides faster response times by a factor of four to five for relatively more polar compounds, such as chlorobenzene. An analysis of a seven-component mixture demonstrates the ability of this on-line combination to allow multicomponent analysis of mixtures of some complexity.     

Volatile organic compound analysis by pulsed glow discharge time of flight mass spectrometry as a structural elucidation tool

Pulsed glow discharge (PGD) coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) has been investigated for volatile organic compound (VOC) identification and determination. Optimization of PGD operational conditions (chamber design, applied power, pressure and duty cycle) was performed using acetone and benzene as model compounds. During the different optimizations, molecular, fragment and elemental information were obtained when characteristic GD pulse regions were measured. An exploratory study for several VOCs (lineal hydrocarbons, oxygen‐containing compounds and aromatic compounds) revealed the capability of the PGD to provide crucial information to elucidate structures (fragments), molecular ions or even proton affinity nature of the molecules; this last information is a consequence of the enriched proton environment generated along the afterglow region for the ionization chamber used. Analytical characteristics were evaluated with solid phase microextraction–gas chromatography coupled to PGD‐TOFMS for special aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene: BTEX) in water, showing a good performance in terms of reproducibility and sensitivity. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

热脱附-气相色谱-质谱法测定环境空气中67种挥发性有机物

采用热脱附-气相色谱-质谱法,建立了同时分析环境空气中67种挥发性有机物的分析方法。对比了5种不同填充材料不锈钢吸附管对78种挥发性有机物的吸附能力。填充材料为Tenax TA和Carbograph 1TD的混合填料吸附管对分析物的捕集效果最好,在30 mL/min高纯He气持续吹脱45 min的情况下,未发生穿透（即穿透率小于10%）的化合物达67种,分析物的种类包括芳香烃、脂肪烃、卤代烃和含氧挥发性有机物等。优化了使用该吸附管测定67种目标物时的热脱附条件。在5~100 ng范围内,目标化合物的色谱响应值与其量间具有良好的线性关系,其相关系数（r）均在1.0000~0.9977之间。方法检出限为0.3~2.4 ng,以采样体积1 L计算,检出限为0.3~2.4 μg/m³。加标量为20 ng时,7次重复实验目标化合物回收率均在81.6%~114.9%之间,目标化合物的相对标准偏差为1.2%~10.1%。采用该方法对某车厢内空气进行了检测,检出了包括酯类、卤代烷烃、卤代烯烃以及芳香族化合物在内的19种目标化合物,其范围为1.1~84.1 μg/m³。该方法准确、可靠、灵敏度高,实现了对环境空气中67种目标污染物的准确定量。     

Determination of volatile organic compounds in the dried leaves of Salvia species by solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Salvia spp. are used throughout the world both for food and pharmaceutical purposes. In this study, a method involving headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was developed, to establish the volatiles profile of dried leaves of four Iranian Salvia spp.: Salvia officinalis L., Salvia leriifolia Benth, Salvia macrosiphon Boiss. and two ecotypes of Salvia reuterana Boiss. A total of 95 volatiles were identified from the dried leaves of the five selected samples. Specifically, α-thujone was the main component of S. officinalis L. and S. macrosiphon Boiss. (34.40 and 17.84%, respectively) dried leaves, S. leriifolia Benth was dominated by β-pinene (27.03%), whereas α-terpinene was the major constituent of the two ecotypes of S. reuterana Boiss. (21.67 and 13.84%, respectively). These results suggested that the proposed method can be considered as a reliable technique for isolating volatiles from aromatic plants, and for plant differentiation based on the volatile metabolomic profile.     

Analysis of volatile organic compounds in pleural effusions by headspace solid‐phase microextraction coupled with cryotrap gas chromatography and mass spectrometry

Headspace solid‐phase microextraction coupled with cryotrap gas chromatography and mass spectrometry was applied to the analysis of volatile organic compounds in pleural effusions. The highly volatile organic compounds were separated successfully with high sensitivity by the employment of a cryotrap device, with the construction of a cold column head by freezing a segment of metal capillary with liquid nitrogen. A total of 76 volatile organic compounds were identified in 50 pleural effusion samples (20 malignant effusions and 30 benign effusions). Among them, 34 more volatile organic compounds were detected with the retention time less than 8 min, by comparing with the normal headspace solid‐phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry method. Furthermore, 24 volatile organic compounds with high occurrence frequency in pleural effusion samples, 18 of which with the retention time less than 8 min, were selected for the comparative analysis. The results of average peak area comparison and box‐plot analysis showed that except for cyclohexanone, 2‐ethyl‐1‐hexanol, and tetramethylbenzene, which have been reported as potential cancer biomarkers, cyclohexanol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, n‐heptane, ethylbenzene, and xylene also had differential expression between malignant and benign effusions. Therefore, the proposed approach was valuable for the comprehensive characterization of volatile organic compounds in pleural effusions.     

质子转移反应质谱的建立与性能研究

报道了自行研制的质子转移反应质谱的基本结构和性能。利用水蒸气辉光放电产生了反应离子H3O ,以合成空气为反应气体,测量了H3O 与合成空气中的水反应产生的团簇离子H3O (H2O)n的质谱。实验发现,当漂移管电场与分子密度比值为144Td时,增加的离子能量可以阻止团簇离子H3O (H2O)n的形成,质谱观察到的离子主要是H3O ,其纯度可达99%以上,这时H3O 与有机物分子如甲苯的质子转移反应的产物离子也呈单一形式,团簇离子得到很好地抑制。根据离子强度和离子反应时间等参数,获得了PTR-MS目前的检出限为10-8(V/V)。利用PTR-MS对标准浓度甲苯及其稀释气体进行检测,表明PTR-MS在线定量检测准确性良好,线性动态范围跨越3个数量级,能够应用于大气中痕量挥发性有机物的实时在线测量。     

Speciation of organotin compounds by tandem mass spectrometry

The collison-induced dissociation of a range of organotin compounds has been examined by tandem (MS–MS) mass spectrometry in order to investigate the potential of the technique for speciation without prior chromatographic separation. Tables of parent–daughte ion relationships are prepared for a group of six closely related compounds. The results obtained are sufficiently characteristic to distinguish between the isolated compounds and to identify the individual components of a simple mixture. This procedure has potential applications for less volatile compounds and for quantitative analysis.     

液相色谱-毛细管气相色谱/质谱离线联用分析烟草中的挥发性及半挥发性成分

建立了一种用于烟草样品中挥发性、半挥发性成分分析的液相色谱-毛细管气相色谱/质谱(LC-CGC/MS)离线联用方法。研究了LC-CGC/MS的分离机理。LC分析选用氨基分析柱(250 mm×2.0 mm, 5 μm)作为分析柱,正己烷-二氯甲烷-乙腈(90:6.6:3.4, v/v/v)作为流动相,对挥发性、半挥发性成分进行分离,收集得到5个馏分,并存放在5个氮吹瓶中。多次进样并收集相同时间段的馏分,氮吹浓缩至1 mL,然后分别进行CGC/MS分析,所用的CGC柱为DB-5MS(60 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm)。结果显示,与直接采用CGC/MS分析相比,采用LC-CGC/MS分析复杂样本的效果更好,定性的可靠性更高。     

热脱附-气相色谱-质谱法应用于工业源废气中挥发性有机物的目标和非目标筛查

建立了固相吸附热脱附-气相色谱-质谱(TD-GC-MS)综合筛查工业源废气中挥发性有机物(VOCs)的方法。对两种型号的固相吸附管进行了比较,最终选择使用Tenax SS TD Tubes吸附管。气体样品以恒定流速通过吸附管,富集分析物,经热脱附后,用GC-MS进行检测,目标化合物以内标法定量,非目标化合物的含量以甲苯的响应系数计算。方法检出限为1.06~5.44 ng,以采样体积300 mL计算,目标化合物的检出限为0.004~0.018 mg/m~3。吸附管平均加标回收率为78.4%~89.4%,相对标准偏差为3.9%~14.4%(n=7)。应用该方法对大连市某垃圾焚烧发电厂排放的废气进行VOCs目标及非目标化合物综合筛查,共检出29种VOCs,其中仅5种VOCs为预先设定的目标化合物,另外24种为非目标化合物,5种目标化合物含量仅占所有检出物总量的26.7%。证明了工业源废气VOCs分析中非目标化合物筛查的重要性,该研究思路对完整测定工业源挥发性有机污染物分布具有一定的借鉴意义。     

Trace level analysis of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in water using a membrane/jet separator interfaced to an ion trap mass spectrometer

An ion trap mass spectrometer, equipped with a membrane/jet separator interface, is used for the direct detection of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in aqueous solutions. Aqueous sample is passed through a capillary membrane, the outside surface of which is continuously purged by helium. The permeate is pneumatically transported to the mass spectrometer via a jet separator which acts as an additional enrichment device. The performance and response characteristics of non-porous silicone and microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes are studied. The microporous membrane allows sufficient water to pass for it to be used as a reagent gas for chemical ionization. Both types of membranes provide detection limits in the parts per trillion (pptr) to parts per billion (ppb) range with a linear dynamic range of 3 orders of magnitude for some volatile organic compounds. Results show that there is no detectable matrix effect on response in the selected cases examined. The use of microporous membranes to analyze more polar compounds, such as 5-hydroxymethyl furfuraldehyde and lactic acid, is also demonstrated. The effects of other experimental parameters, such as membrane temperature and length, on sensitivity are also investigated.     

Analysis of volatile organic compounds in fuel oil by headspace GC-MS

Fuel oils are mostly used in marine applications and in power plants. They are known to contain hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are of health and environmental importance. Chlorinated compounds, phenolic compounds, styrenes, indene, dicyclopentadiene, dihydrodicyclopentadiene, cumene, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes are some of the VOCs that have found their way into fuel oil through various streams during bunkering operation. Chromatographic analysis of VOCs in the presence of complex matrices in fuel oil is one of the major challenges encountered when dealing with products of that nature. An analytical procedure using automated static headspace gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was developed for the analysis of these compounds in fuel oil. Styrene D8 and phenol D6 were used as internal standards for quantitation. Phenol D6 was used for the quantitation of phenolic compounds, while styrene D8 was used for the quantitation of other target analytes. The influence of headspace parameters on analyte response such as temperature, incubation time and sample amount were all investigated and optimised. Linear calibration curves were achieved for all components with determination coefficients R² > 0.995. Repeatability, limit of detection, limit of quantitation and recovery were reported. The matrix effect in fuel oil was minimised by 1:1 dilution with mineral oil. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of commercial samples.