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Quantitative Detection of Trace Explosive Vapors by Programmed Temperature Desorption Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector
Published on: July 25, 2014
Wet effluent parallel plate diffusion denuder coupled capillary ion chromatograph for the determination of
C B Boring1, S K Poruthoor, P K Dasgupta
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Technical University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA.
Abstract:
We describe an inexpensive, compact parallel plate diffusion denuder coupled capillary IC system for the determination of soluble ionogenic atmospheric trace gases. The active sampling area (0.6x10 cm) of the denuder is formed in a novel manner by thermally bonding silica gel particles to the surface of Plexiglas plates. The effluent liquid from the parallel plate diffusion denuder is collected and preconcentrated on a capillary preconcentrator column before analysis using a capillary ion chromatograph. Using SO(2) as the test gas, collection efficiency is essentially quantitative at air sampling rates up to 500 ml min(-1). The system provides a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.6 parts per trillion for SO(2) for a 10 min sampling period.
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