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Triaux Z, Petitjean H, Marchioni E, Steyer D, Marcic C. Comparison of Headspace, Hydrodistillation and Pressurized Liquid Extraction of Terpenes and Terpenoids from Food Matrices—Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934821030151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Tkachev AV. Problems of the Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Plant Volatiles. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162018070142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhao Y, Nguyen NT, Presto AA, Hennigan CJ, May AA, Robinson AL. Intermediate Volatility Organic Compound Emissions from On-Road Gasoline Vehicles and Small Off-Road Gasoline Engines. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:4554-63. [PMID: 27023443 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b06247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Dynamometer experiments were conducted to characterize the intermediate volatility organic compound (IVOC) emissions from a fleet of on-road gasoline vehicles and small off-road gasoline engines. IVOCs were quantified through gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis of adsorbent samples collected from a constant volume sampler. The dominant fraction (>80%, on average) of IVOCs could not be resolved on a molecular level. These unspeciated IVOCs were quantified as two chemical classes (unspeciated branched alkanes and cyclic compounds) in 11 retention-time-based bins. IVOC emission factors (mg kg-fuel(-1)) from on-road vehicles varied widely from vehicle to vehicle, but showed a general trend of lower emissions for newer vehicles that met more stringent emission standards. IVOC emission factors for 2-stroke off-road engines were substantially higher than 4-stroke off-road engines and on-road vehicles. Despite large variations in the magnitude of emissions, the IVOC volatility distribution and chemical characteristics were consistent across all tests and IVOC emissions were strongly correlated with nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs), primary organic aerosol and speciated IVOCs. Although IVOC emissions only correspond to approximately 4% of NMHC emissions from on-road vehicles over the cold-start unified cycle, they are estimated to produce as much or more SOA than single-ring aromatics. Our results clearly demonstrate that IVOCs from gasoline engines are an important class of SOA precursors and provide observational constraints on IVOC emission factors and chemical composition to facilitate their inclusion into atmospheric chemistry models.
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- Yunliang Zhao
- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University , 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Richters S, Herrmann H, Berndt T. Highly Oxidized RO2 Radicals and Consecutive Products from the Ozonolysis of Three Sesquiterpenes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:2354-2362. [PMID: 26830670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b05321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The formation of highly oxidized multifunctional organic compounds (HOMs) from the ozonolysis of three sesquiterpenes, α-cedrene, β-caryophyllene, and α-humulene, was investigated for the first time. Sesquiterpenes contribute 2.4% to the global carbon emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and can be responsible for up to 70% of the regional BVOC emissions. HOMs were detected with chemical ionization-atmospheric pressure interface-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and nitrate and acetate ionization. Acetate ions were more sensitive toward highly oxidized RO2 radicals containing a single hydroperoxide moiety. Under the chosen reaction conditions, product formation was dominated by highly oxidized RO2 radicals which react with NO, NO2, HO2, and other RO2 radicals under atmospheric conditions. The ozonolysis of sesquiterpenes resulted in molar HOM yields of 0.6% for α-cedrene (acetate), 1.8% for β-caryophyllene (acetate), and 1.4% for α-humulene (nitrate) afflicted with an uncertainty factor of 2. Molar yields of highly oxidized RO2 radicals were identical with HOM yields measuring the corresponding closed-shell products. HOM formation from ozonolysis of α-cedrene was explained by an autoxidation mechanism initiated by ozone attack at the double bond similar to that found in the ozonolysis of cyclohexene and limonene.
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- Stefanie Richters
- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, TROPOS , Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, TROPOS , Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, TROPOS , Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Richters S, Herrmann H, Berndt T. Gas-phase rate coefficients of the reaction of ozone with four sesquiterpenes at 295 ± 2 K. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:11658-69. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05542j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Room temperature rate coefficients of the reaction of ozone with four sesquiterpenes were measured using absolute and relative rate techniques.
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- Stefanie Richters
- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
- TROPOS
- 04318 Leipzig
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
- TROPOS
- 04318 Leipzig
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
- TROPOS
- 04318 Leipzig
- Germany
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Iqbal MA, Kim KH. Generation of sub-ppb level vapor phase mixtures of biogenic volatile organic compounds from liquid phase standards and stepwise characterization of their volatilization properties by thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1373:149-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Demichelis A, Sassi G, Sassi MP. A Handy Method for Reproducible and Stable Measurements of VOC at Trace Level in Air. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00684-0_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Kim S, Guenther A, Apel E. Quantitative and qualitative sensing techniques for biogenic volatile organic compounds and their oxidation products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2013; 15:1301-1314. [PMID: 23748571 DOI: 10.1039/c3em00040k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The physiological production mechanisms of some of the organics in plants, commonly known as biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), have been known for more than a century. Some BVOCs are emitted to the atmosphere and play a significant role in tropospheric photochemistry especially in ozone and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) productions as a result of interplays between BVOCs and atmospheric radicals such as hydroxyl radical (OH), ozone (O3) and NOX (NO + NO2). These findings have been drawn from comprehensive analysis of numerous field and laboratory studies that have characterized the ambient distribution of BVOCs and their oxidation products, and reaction kinetics between BVOCs and atmospheric oxidants. These investigations are limited by the capacity for identifying and quantifying these compounds. This review highlights the major analytical techniques that have been used to observe BVOCs and their oxidation products such as gas chromatography, mass spectrometry with hard and soft ionization methods, and optical techniques from laser induced fluorescence (LIF) to remote sensing. In addition, we discuss how new analytical techniques can advance our understanding of BVOC photochemical processes. The principles, advantages, and drawbacks of the analytical techniques are discussed along with specific examples of how the techniques were applied in field and laboratory measurements. Since a number of thorough review papers for each specific analytical technique are available, readers are referred to these publications rather than providing thorough descriptions of each technique. Therefore, the aim of this review is for readers to grasp the advantages and disadvantages of various sensing techniques for BVOCs and their oxidation products and to provide guidance for choosing the optimal technique for a specific research task.
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- Saewung Kim
- Department of Earth System Science, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Detchanamurthy S, Gostomski PA. Development of a modified differential biofiltration reactor with online sample and carbon dioxide monitoring system. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Swaminathan Detchanamurthy
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering; University of Canterbury; Christchurch; 8041; New Zealand
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering; University of Canterbury; Christchurch; 8041; New Zealand
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Test Gas Generation from Pure Liquids: An Application-Oriented Overview of Methods in a Nutshell. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2012. [DOI: 10.1155/2012/417029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The generation of test gas from pure liquids has a wide variety of applications in laboratory and field experiments, for which the quality of the test gas is of significance. Therefore, various methods for test gas generation have been designed. Each method has unique advantages and disadvantages. Thus, a short overview is presented within the scope of this paper. Furthermore, a common bubbler system is presented, which was built to generate test gas from volatile organic compounds for experimental usage in laboratory applications. An analysis is conducted with respect to the generated concentrations at different temperatures and flow rates of the diluting gas. Accuracy and stability of this method are investigated.
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Caurant A, Lalère B, Schbath MC, Stumpf C, Sutour C, Mace T, Quisefit JP, Doussin JF, Vaslin-Reimann S. A new certified reference material for benzene measurement in air on a sorbent tube: development and proficiency testing. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:2265-77. [PMID: 20835870 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Revised: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A certified matrix reference material (CRM) for the measurement of benzene in ambient air has been developed at Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais. The production of these CRMs was conducted using a gravimetric method fully traceable to the International System of Units. The CRMs were prepared by sampling an accurate mass of a gaseous primary reference material of benzene, using a high-precision laminar flowmeter and a mass flow controller, with a PerkinElmer sampler filled with Carbopack™ X sorbent. The relative standard deviations obtained for the preparation of a batch of 20 tubes loaded with 500 ng of benzene were below 0.2%. Each CRM is considered independent from the others and with its own certified value and an expanded uncertainty estimated to be within 0.5%, lower than the uncertainties of benzene CRMs already available worldwide. The stability of these materials was also established up to 12 months. These CRMs were implemented during proficiency testing, to evaluate the analytical performances of seven French laboratories involved in benzene air monitoring.
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- A Caurant
- Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais, 1 rue Gaston Boissier, 75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France.
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Abilleira E, de Renobales M, Nájera AI, Virto M, Gordoa JCRD, Pérez-Elortondo FJ, Albisu M, Barron LJR. An accurate quantitative method for the analysis of terpenes in milk fat by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Diffusion technique for the generation of gaseous halogen standards. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:2065-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 01/20/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Baker B, Sinnott M. Analysis of sesquiterpene emissions by plants using solid phase microextraction. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:8442-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ortega J, Helmig D, Daly RW, Tanner DM, Guenther AB, Herrick JD. Approaches for quantifying reactive and low-volatility biogenic organic compound emissions by vegetation enclosure techniques - part B: applications. CHEMOSPHERE 2008; 72:365-80. [PMID: 18471857 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The focus of the studies presented in the preceding companion paper (Part A: Review) and here (Part B: Applications) is on defining representative emission rates from vegetation for determining the roles of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions in atmospheric chemistry and aerosol processes. The review of previously published procedures for identifying and quantifying BVOC emissions has revealed a wide variety of experimental methods used by various researchers. Experimental details become increasingly critical for quantitative emission measurements of low volatility monoterpenes (MT) and sesquiterpenes (SQT). These compounds are prone to be lost inadvertently by uptake to materials in contact with the sample air or by reactions with atmospheric oxidants. These losses become more prominent with higher molecular weight compounds, potentially leading to an underestimation of their emission rates. We present MT and SQT emission rate data from numerous experiments that include 23 deciduous tree species, 14 coniferous tree species, 8 crops, and 2 shrubs. These data indicate total, normalized (30 degrees C) basal emission rates from <10 to 5600ngCg(-1)h(-1) for MT, and from <10 to 1150ngCg(-1)h(-1) for SQT compounds. Both MT and SQT emissions have exponential dependencies on temperature (i.e. rates are proportional to e(betaT)). The inter-quartile range of beta-values for MT was between 0.12 and 0.17K(-1), which is higher than the value commonly used in models (0.09K(-1)). However many of the MT emissions also exhibited light dependencies, making it difficult to separate light and temperature influences. The primary light-dependent MT was ocimene, whose emissions were up to a factor of 10 higher than light-independent MT emissions. The inner-quartile range of beta-values for SQT was between 0.15 and 0.21K(-1).
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- John Ortega
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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Bouvier-Brown NC, Holzinger R, Palitzsch K, Goldstein AH. Quantifying sesquiterpene and oxygenated terpene emissions from live vegetation using solid-phase microextraction fibers. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1161:113-20. [PMID: 17610884 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.05.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2007] [Revised: 05/26/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Biogenic terpenes play important roles in ecosystem functioning and atmospheric chemistry. Some of these compounds are semi-volatile and highly reactive, such as sesquiterpenes and oxygenated terpenes, and are thus difficult to quantify using traditional air sampling and analysis methods. We developed an alternative approach to quantify emissions from live branches using a flow through enclosure and sample collection on solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers. This method allows for collection and analysis of analytes with minimal sample transfer through tubing to reduce the potential for losses. We characterized performance characteristics for 65 microm polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB) fibers using gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry and optimized experimental conditions and procedures for field collections followed by laboratory analysis. Using 10-45 min sampling times and linear calibration curves created from mixtures of terpenes, emissions of methyl chavicol, an oxygenated terpene, and an array of sesquiterpenes were quantified from a Ponderosa pine branch. The detection limit was 4.36 pmol/mol (ppt) for methyl chavicol and 16.6 ppt for beta-caryophyllene. Concentrations determined with SPME fibers agreed with measurements made using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) within the estimated error of the method for well calibrated compounds. This technique can be applied for quantification of biogenic oxygenated terpene and sesquiterpene emissions from live branches in the field.
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Helmig D, Ortega J, Duhl T, Tanner D, Guenther A, Harley P, Wiedinmyer C, Milford J, Sakulyanontvittaya T. Sesquiterpene emissions from pine trees--identifications, emission rates and flux estimates for the contiguous United States. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:1545-53. [PMID: 17396639 DOI: 10.1021/es0618907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions were studied using vegetation enclosure experiments. Particular emphasis was given to sesquiterpene compounds (SQT), although monoterpenes (MT) were also characterized. SQT were detected in emissions from seven (out of eight) pine species that were examined. Thirteen SQT compounds were identified; the most abundant ones were beta-caryophyllene, alpha-bergamotene, beta-farnesene, and alpha-farnesene, with emission rates increasing exponentially with temperature. Regression analysis yielded exponential dependencies of both MT and SQT emissions on temperature of the form E = E0 x exp(beta(T - T0)). This resulted in SQT basal emission rates (E0 defined at T0 = 30 degrees C) ranging between <4 and 620 ng (carbon) gdw(-1) h(-1) (gdw = gram dry weight). The average value of the exponential temperature response factor beta for SQT emissions, taken from all experiments, was 0.17 degree C(-1), whereas the value for monoterpenes was 0.11 degrees C(-1). The average, total SQT emissions from pines were estimated to be 9, 16, and 29% of the MT emissions at 20, 30, and 40 degrees C respectively. The emission factors and beta-factors determined from these measurements were used to estimate pine tree MT and SQT emission distributions for the contiguous United States using MEGAN (model of emissions of gases and aerosols from nature, Guenther et al., 2006). SQT fluxes reaching 10-40 mg m(-2) for the month of July were estimated for extensive areas of most western and southern U.S. states.
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- Detlev Helmig
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.
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Tobias DE, Perlinger JA, Morrow PS, Doskey PV, Perram DL. Direct thermal desorption of semivolatile organic compounds from diffusion denuders and gas chromatographic analysis for trace concentration measurement. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1140:1-12. [PMID: 17150222 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A novel method for collection and analysis of vapor-phase semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) in ambient air is presented. The method utilizes thermal desorption of SOCs trapped in diffusion denuders coupled with cryogenic preconcentration on Tenax-TA and analysis by high resolution gas chromatography (GC)-electron-capture detection (ECD). The sampling and analysis methods employ custom-fabricated multicapillary diffusion denuders, a hot gas spike (HGS) apparatus to load known quantities of thermally stable standards into diffusion denuders prior to sample collection, a custom-fabricated oven to thermally desorb SOCs from the diffusion denuder, and a programmable temperature vaporization (PTV) inlet containing a liner packed with Tenax-TA for effective preconcentration of the analytes and water management. High flow rates into the PTV inlet of 750mLmin(-1)during thermal desorption are ca. a factor of ten greater than typically used. To improve resolution and retention time stability, the thermal desorption and PTV inlet programming procedure includes three steps to prevent water from entering the analytic column while effectively transferring the analytes into the GC system. The instrumentation and procedures provide virtually complete and consistent transfer of analytes collected from ambient air into the GC evidenced by recovery of seven replicates of four internal standards of 90.7+/-4.0-120+/-23% (mean+/-95% confidence interval, CI). Retention time based compound identification is facilitated by low retention time variability with an average 95% CI of 0.024min for sixteen replicates of eight standards. Procedure details and performance metrics as well as ambient sampling results are presented.
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- David E Tobias
- Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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Modey WK, Doskey PV. Evaluation of a valveless thermal desorption system for organic aerosols and vapors. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1121:16-22. [PMID: 16678188 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are distributed in the atmosphere between the gas- and aerosol-phases. The low vapor pressures of some SVOCs makes thermal extraction and transfer through gas chromatographic (GC) systems difficult. We evaluated a programmable temperature vaporization (PTV) GC inlet, which served as the preconcentration module, and four open-tubular capillaries (Silcosteel- and Siltek-treated stainless steel, Silcosteel-treated stainless steel coated with 100% dimethylpolysiloxane, and deactivated fused silica) as transfer lines in a valveless, whole-sample analytic system. Thermal extraction of C(9)-C(36)n-alkanes at 300 and 320 degrees C from fused silica and quartz wool in the PTV inlet was equally efficient. Adsorptive losses of C(22)-C(36)n-alkanes to stainless steel surfaces that protruded into the PTV inlet were suspected. Thus, treatment of the outer surfaces of transfer lines is recommended for effective thermal transfer of SVOCs. Transfer efficiencies began to decline after n-C(24), n-C(28), and n-C(30) in Silcosteel-treated stainless steel, deactivated fused silica, and Siltek-treated stainless steel transfer lines, respectively. Thus, quantitative recovery at 320 degrees C of compounds with vapor pressures less than about 3 x 10(-8)Pa is not expected in valveless SVOC thermal desorption systems that use Siltek-treated stainless steel transfer lines and fused silica or quartz wool as preconcentration substrates.
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- William K Modey
- Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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Pollmann J, Ortega J, Helmig D. Analysis of atmospheric sesquiterpenes: sampling losses and mitigation of ozone interferences. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2005; 39:9620-9. [PMID: 16475343 DOI: 10.1021/es050440w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Atmospheric standards containing parts-per-billion levels of 14 semivolatile hydrocarbon compounds, including eight sesquiterpenes (SQTs) (longipinene, alpha-copaene, isolongifolene, alpha-cedrene, trans-caryophyllene, aromadendrene, alpha-humulene, delta-cadinene), two oxidized sesquiterpenoids (cisnerolidol, trans-nerolidol), one biogenic ketone (geranylacetone) and three aromatic compounds (1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene, diphenylmethane, nonylbenzene), were collected onto four solid adsorbent materials at increasing ozone mixing ratios (0-100 ppbv 03) for analysis by thermodesorption-gas chromatography. Substantial sampling losses of up to >90% were found for the most reactive SQT, even at the lowest ozone level investigated of 20 ppbv. Loss rates from the ozone-SQT reaction were used to derive estimates of gas-phase ozone reaction rate constants for longipinene, alpha-copaene, isolongifolene, geranylacetone, aromadendrene, delta-cadinene, cis-nerolidol, and transnerolidol. Three different ozone mitigation techniques were investigated to prevent these sampling losses. These strategies included (a) placing glass fiber filters impregnated with sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) into the sampling line, (b) titration of ozone in the sampling stream with nitric oxide (NO), and (c) catalytically removing ozone with a commercially available manganese dioxide (MnO2) catalyst. All three techniques reduced ozone-mixing ratios from 100 ppbv to <0.6 ppbv at sampling flow rates of 1 L min(-1). When the Na2S2O3 filters and the NO-titration techniques were applied, SQT loss rates decreased from 25-60% to 0-5% for most SQT compounds and from >90% to approximately 10-50% for the two most reactive compounds at ozone mixing ratios of up to 100 ppbv. The commercial manganese dioxide scrubber, however, caused complete analyte losses (>98%) even at 0 ppbv ozone. These results underline the need and present applicable techniques for removal of ozone in air samples for SQT analysis by solid adsorption techniques.
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- Jan Pollmann
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450, USA
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Helmig D, Revermann T, Hall B. Characterization of a Pressurized C5−C16 Hydrocarbon Gas Calibration Standard for Air Analysis. Anal Chem 2004; 76:6528-34. [PMID: 15538772 DOI: 10.1021/ac049113h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A compressed gas standard containing parts-per-billion (ppb) amounts of the volatile hydrocarbons methylpentadiene (isoprene, 540 ppb) and isooctane (259 ppb) and a series of less volatile C12-C16 n-alkanes (n-dodecane, 349 ppb; n-tridecane, 340 ppb; n-tetradecane, 202 ppb; n-pentadecane, 271 ppb; and n-hexadecane, 308 ppb) was prepared by a one-step (no further gas dilution) microgravimetric method. The gravimetric mixing ratios were confirmed by referencing to a capillary diffusion method. The cylinder was heated to 75 degrees C to minimize condensation losses of analytes to the cylinder walls. Mixing ratios were monitored over a 2.5-year period. Some initial analyte losses (approximately 3 to 20%) were observed for the heavier C14-C16 n-alkanes. Subsequently, analyte loss rates were found to be in the range of <1.0% per year for n-dodecane to n-hexadecane. The developed guidelines for preparation, storage, and retrieval of these semivolatile analytes enable the use of compressed gas standards for calibration and method development purposes in the environmental gas-phase analysis of these and related compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Detlev Helmig
- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450, USA.
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Current awareness in phytochemical analysis. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2003; 14:389-396. [PMID: 14667067 DOI: 10.1002/pca.681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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