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J Chromatogr A

Title:		Evaluation of tetraglyme for the enrichment and analysis of volatile organic compounds in air
Author(s):		Huybrechts T; Dewulf J; Van Craeynest K; Van Langenhove H;
Address:		"Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium"
Journal Title:		J Chromatogr A
Year:		2001
Volume:		922
Issue:		1-Feb
Page Number:		207 - 218
DOI:		10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00930-x
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9673 (Print) 0021-9673 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A recently developed method for the sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds in air has been evaluated. The system is based on the enrichment of analytes in tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether or tetraglyme, a water-soluble organic liquid. The subsequent analysis consists of dispersion of a sample aliquot in water followed by purge-and-trap and gas chromatographic separation. Physico-chemical data were investigated for 10 volatile organic compounds, providing information on the possibilities and limitations of the tetraglyme method. The target analytes included chlorinated alkanes and alkenes, and monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Air/tetraglyme partition coefficients Kat were determined over an environmental relevant temperature range of 2-25 degrees C to evaluate sorption efficiencies and estimate breakthrough volumes at the sampling stage. At 2 degrees C breakthrough volumes (allowing 5% of breakthrough) ranged from 5.8 (1,1-dichloroethane) to 312 l (1,1,2-trichloroethane) for 20 ml of tetraglyme. With regard to the desorption stage, the effect of tetraglyme on the air/water partition of organic compounds was investigated through the measurement of air/tetraglyme-water partition coefficients Kat-w for 2-31% (v/v) tetraglyme in water. Finally a clean-up procedure for tetraglyme was evaluated. Analysis of a blank tetraglyme-water (17:83, v:v) mixture by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection/mass spectrometry showed minor background signals. None of the target compounds were detected"
Keywords:		Air/*analysis Ethylene Glycols/*chemistry Organic Chemicals/*analysis Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineHuybrechts, T Dewulf, J Van Craeynest, K Van Langenhove, H eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2001/08/07 J Chromatogr A. 2001 Jul 13; 922(1-2):207-18. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00930-x"