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Published on: March 9, 2018
Particle analysis of car exhaust by ETV-ICP-MS
1Institut für Spektrochemie und angewandte Spektroskopie, Laboratorium für spektroskopische Methoden der Umweltanalytik, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
Particulates of platinum group elements (Pt, Rh, Pd, Ir) emitted in automotive catalyst exhaust were measured down to the pg/m(3) level. Samples were taken from a standard type three-way catalyst equipped gasoline engine, running on a computer controlled dynamometer. Particulates in catalyzed car exhaust were sampled fractionated according to size by using the cascade impactor with separate targets mounted underneath each nozzle. The targets, small flat discs made of pure graphite, were subsequently analyzed by ETV-ICP-MS without any preparatory steps.
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