Determination of nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate extracts by capillary column gas chromatography with nitrogen selective detection

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Anal. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00262a027· OSTI ID:6899186

Paputa-Peck, M C; Marano, R S; Schuetzle, D; Riley, T L; Hampton, C V; Prater, T J; Skewes, L M; Jensen, T E; Ruehle, P H; Bosch, L C

The highly complex matrix of a diesel particulate extract was analyzed for nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAH) by use of fused-silica capillary column GC/thermionic nitrogen-phosphorus (GC/NPD) analysis of HPLC fractions. These samples were found to contain at least 100 nitro-PAH. Positive isomer identification for 17 nitro-PAH has been made utilizing the GC retention times of authentic standards and low- and high-resolution mass spectra as criteria. An additional 45 nitro-PAH were tentatively identified by using one or more of these techniques. Quantitative GC/MS analysis of 1-nitropyrene, 1,3-dinitropyrene, 1,6-dinitropyrene, and 1,8-dinitropyrene was facilitated by the use of perdeuterated analogues of these compounds as internal standards. Detection limits by the GC/NPD method range between 0.2 and 0.5 ppm for the HPLC fractionated samples. 4 figures, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI
• OSTI ID: 6899186
• Journal Information: Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 55:12; ISSN ANCHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOL MONITORING
AIR
AROMATICS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DATA
DATA ACQUISITION
DIESEL FUELS
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FRACTIONATION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTRA
METHYLENE CHLORIDE
MINERALS
MONITORING
NITRO COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHOSPHORUS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SILICA
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SPECTRA