Articles | Volume 10, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1061-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1061-2017
Research article
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16 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 16 Mar 2017

Quantitation of 11 alkylamines in atmospheric samples: separating structural isomers by ion chromatography

Bryan K. Place, Aleya T. Quilty, Robert A. Di Lorenzo, Susan E. Ziegler, and Trevor C. VandenBoer

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Amines are important drivers in particle formation and growth, which has implications for Earth’s climate. We developed a novel ion chromatographic method for separating and quantifying the 11 most abundant atmospheric alkyl amines, including three sets of structural isomers and two diamines. The detection limits are in the picogram per injection range. We quantified these analytes in two Canadian biomass burning aerosol samples with ammonium ratios of 1 : 2 up to 1000 : 1.