Articles | Volume 8, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2409-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2409-2015
Research article
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08 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 08 Jun 2015

Characterisation and optimisation of a sample preparation method for the detection and quantification of atmospherically relevant carbonyl compounds in aqueous medium

M. Rodigast, A. Mutzel, Y. Iinuma, S. Haferkorn, and H. Herrmann

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An optimised method for derivatisation of carbonyl compounds with o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) in aqueous samples is described. The comprehensive optimisation of the method leads to an improvement of the detection limit up to a factor of 10 highlighting the good sensitivity of the optimised method for atmospherically relevant carbonyl compounds. The optimised method was successfully applied to detect carbonyl compounds from the aqueous phase oxidation of 3-methylbutanone.