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Title: Speciation of chromium and manganese using pneumatically assisted electrospray mass spectrometry

Abstract

It is not an exaggeration to say that much of chemistry involves ions in solution. A technique which allows for ions to be transferred from solution into the gas phase and subsequently analyzed by mass spectrometric detection would be of importance. If structural information, representative of the solution chemistry could be gained from these gas-phase ions, this would also be important. Electrospray mass spectrometry (ES-MS) is such a technique.

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  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Ames Lab., IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
519128
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1799
ON: DE97002921; TRN: 97:004934
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
Resource Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; MASS SPECTRA; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MANGANESE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; IONIZATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS

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Gwizdala, III, Albin B. Speciation of chromium and manganese using pneumatically assisted electrospray mass spectrometry. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/519128.
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Gwizdala, III, Albin B. Speciation of chromium and manganese using pneumatically assisted electrospray mass spectrometry. United States. doi:10.2172/519128.
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author = {Gwizdala, III, Albin B.},
abstractNote = {It is not an exaggeration to say that much of chemistry involves ions in solution. A technique which allows for ions to be transferred from solution into the gas phase and subsequently analyzed by mass spectrometric detection would be of importance. If structural information, representative of the solution chemistry could be gained from these gas-phase ions, this would also be important. Electrospray mass spectrometry (ES-MS) is such a technique.},
doi = {10.2172/519128},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
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