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On-line electrochemistry--MS and related techniques
1University of Twente, Department of Chemical Analysis and MESA+ Research Institute, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
|August 13, 2002
Summary
This review explores the online coupling of electrochemistry with mass spectrometry, detailing methods from simple electrospray ion sources to complex hyphenated chromatographic systems for enhanced analysis.
Area of Science:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- Mass Spectrometry
Background:
- The integration of electrochemistry and mass spectrometry offers powerful analytical capabilities.
- Advancements in instrumentation have enabled sophisticated online coupling strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and summarize publications on the online coupling of electrochemistry with mass spectrometry.
- To organize findings based on the increasing complexity of experimental setups.
Main Methods:
- Review of literature on electrospray ionization as an electrochemical reactor.
- Analysis of hyphenated electrochemical flow cells with various ionization interfaces.
- Examination of online coupling of chromatography with electrochemical flow cells and mass spectrometry.
Main Results:
- Electrospray ionization can serve as an effective electrochemical reactor.
- Diverse electrochemical flow cells can be hyphenated with mass spectrometry.
- Chromatographic techniques integrated with electrochemical flow cells and mass spectrometry provide advanced analytical solutions.
Conclusions:
- Online coupling of electrochemistry and mass spectrometry is a rapidly evolving field.
- Increasing experimental complexity leads to more powerful analytical techniques.
- This approach enhances the scope and sensitivity of electrochemical and chromatographic analyses.