Quantitation of nitro- and dinitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel exhaust particulate matter

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Chemosphere; (United States)

OSTI ID:7172640

Draper, W M

A method for routine trace analysis of nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAH) in diesel exhaust particulate matter is described. Particle extracts are prefractionated by silica high pressure liquid chromatography and the appropriate band analyzed by capillary electron capture gas chromatography. With on-column injection, three dinitropyrene isomers were recovered in the range of 69-85% for fortifications of 10 ..mu..g nitro-PAH/g of soot. The high signal-to-noise ratio suggested detection limits of about 2 ..mu..g/g for these analytes. Analysis of the Bureau of Standards SRM 1650 diesel particulate sample demonstrated the methods accuracy for 1-nitropyrene determinations as well.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• OSTI ID: 7172640
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Vol. 15:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PARTICULATES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
POLYCYCLIC NITRO COMPOUNDS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DIESEL ENGINES
EXHAUST GASES
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ENGINES
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NITRO COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASTES
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)