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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3543-2020
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Research article
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03 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 03 Jul 2020
| 03 Jul 2020
Optimisation of a thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method for the analysis of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes
Aku Helin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Hannele Hakola
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Heidi Hellén
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Helsinki, 00101, Finland
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Short summary
A thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method following sorbent tube sampling was developed for the determination of terpenes in gas-phase samples. The main focus was on the analysis of diterpenes, which have been limited in study in gas-phase samples. The analytical figures of merit were fit for purpose (e.g. quantitation limits <10 pptv and reproducibility <10 % for terpenes). Diterpenes could be detected and identified in emissions from spruce and pine samples.
A thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method following sorbent tube sampling...
