Articles | Volume 12, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3841-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-3841-2019
Research article
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12 Jul 2019
Research article |  | 12 Jul 2019

Separation and detection of aqueous atmospheric aerosol mimics using supercritical fluid chromatography–mass spectrometry

Daisy N. Grace, Melissa B. Sebold, and Melissa M. Galloway

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Short summary
The identification and quantification of compounds within an atmospheric particle can be difficult to achieve. We present a supercritical fluid chromatography method to separate these compounds prior to mass spectrometry analysis. The aqueous methylglyoxal–ammonium sulfate system was used as a proxy for atmospheric aerosol; polar columns combined with a carbon dioxide and methanol mobile phase provided the most efficient separation. This method can be extended to other atmospheric systems.