Analysis of peroxyacyl nitrates by gas chromatography with electron capture detection

Journal Article · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1963 · Anal. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac60197a028· OSTI ID:6411288

Darley, E F; Kettner, K A; Stephens, E R

A method is described for the measurement of concentrations of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and peroxypropionyl nitrate (PPN) from polluted air samples. The electron capture detector offers an extremely sensitive and selective method of measuring peroxyacyl nitrates in the parts per hundred million range using untreated air samples of less than 5 ml. Further work on the calibration factors for the various homolog remains to be done with studies of the transportation of samples to the laboratory. The results to date demonstrate that the peroxyacyl nitrates can be measured at less than 1 pphm with the electron capture detector using very small untreated samples.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Riverside
• OSTI ID: 6411288
• Journal Information: Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 35:4; ISSN ANCHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR SAMPLERS
CALIBRATION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ELECTRON-CAPTURE DETECTORS
EQUIPMENT
ESTERS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
MONITORING
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PEROXYACETYL NITRATE
POLLUTION
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIOMETRIC GAGES
SAMPLERS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
USES