| Title: | "A preliminary identification and determination of characteristic volatile organic compounds from cotton, polyester and terry-towel by headspace solid phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry" |
| Address: | "Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.041 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-3778 (Electronic) 0021-9673 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Analysis of fifteen volatile organic compounds previously associated with laundry malodour has been investigated using headspace solid phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Limits of detection (all determined on a 25 cm(2) area of fabric) ranged from a low of 0.4 ng (for guaiacol) through to a high of 28 ng (for 3-methylindole) on cotton; values on polyester ranged from a low of 0.7 ng (for dimethyl trisulfide) through to a high of 37 ng (for 3-methylindole); and, values on terry-towel ranged from a low of 1.7 ng (for guaiacol) through to a high of 157 ng (for ethyl benzene). There was a lack of correlation between the level of malodour and the occurrence of any of the VOCs detected; it could be that other compounds not evaluated in this study are responsible for malodour or it could be a collaborative effect of the various compounds studied" |
| Keywords: | Cotton Fiber Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Polyesters/*analysis/isolation & purification Solid Phase Microextraction/*methods Textiles/*analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry/isolation & purification; |
| Notes: | "MedlineStapleton, Katherine Dean, John R eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2013/05/21 J Chromatogr A. 2013 Jun 21; 1295:147-51. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.041. Epub 2013 Apr 20" |
