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Anal Chem

Title:		Multicapillary Gas Chromatography-Temperature Modulated Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensors Array Detector for Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds in Closed Atmosphere Using Gaussian Apodization Factor Analysis
Author(s):		Alinoori AH; Masoum S;
Address:		"Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry , University of Kashan , Kashan , Iran"
Journal Title:		Anal Chem
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180522
Issue:		11
Page Number:		6635 - 6642
DOI:		10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00426
ISSN/ISBN:		1520-6882 (Electronic) 0003-2700 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A unique metal oxide semiconductor sensor (MOS) array detector with eight sensors was designed and fabricated in a PTFE chamber as an interface for coupling with multicapillary gas chromatography. This design consists of eight transfer lines with equal length between the multicapillary columns (MCC) and sensors. The deactivated capillary columns were passed through each transfer line and homemade flow splitter to distribute the same gas flow on each sensor. Using the eight ports flow splitter design helps us to equal the length of carrier gas path and flow for each sensor, minimizing the dead volume of the sensor's chamber and increasing chromatographic resolution. In addition to coupling of MCC to MOS array detector and other considerations in hardware design, modulation of MOS temperature was used to increase sensitivity and selectivity, and data analysis was enhanced with adapted Gaussian apodization factor analysis (GAFA) as a multivariate curve resolution algorithm. Continues air sampling and injecting system (CASI) design provides a fast and easily applied method for continues injection of air sample with no additional sample preparation. The analysis cycle time required for each run is less than 300 s. The high sample load and sharp injection with the fast separation by MCC decrease the peak widths and improve detection limits. This homemade customized instrument is an alternative to other time-consuming and expensive technologies for continuous monitoring of outgassing in air samples"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEAlinoori, Amir Hossein Masoum, Saeed eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2018/05/15 Anal Chem. 2018 Jun 5; 90(11):6635-6642. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00426. Epub 2018 May 22"