Detection and Identification of VOCs Using Differential Ion Mobility Spectrometry (DMS).
MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021;
27:molecules27010234. [PMID:
35011466 PMCID:
PMC8746975 DOI:
10.3390/molecules27010234]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The article presents a technique of differential ion mobility spectrometry (DMS) applicable to the detection and identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from such categories as n-alkanes, alcohols, acetate esters, ketones, botulinum toxin, BTX, and fluoro- and chloro-organic compounds. A possibility of mixture identification using only the DMS spectrometer is analyzed, and several examples are published for the first time. An analysis of different compounds and their mechanisms of fragmentation, influence on effective ion temperature, and high electric field intensity is discussed.
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