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Talanta

Title:		Internally heated membrane interfaced to a gas chromatography flame ionization detector
Author(s):		Kanu AB; Thomas CL;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, USA. kanuabb@wssu.edu"
Journal Title:		Talanta
Year:		2013
Volume:		20130313
Issue:
Page Number:		215 - 223
DOI:		10.1016/j.talanta.2013.03.011
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-3573 (Electronic) 0039-9140 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) mixtures in aqueous solutions have been investigated using a simple and efficient all-in-one on-line sampling, isolation, enrichment and pre-concentration internally heated membrane connected to a gas chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID). In our previous study with the internally heated membrane, no GC column was used in the instrument. In this new study, we introduce a GC column in the instrument design and this makes it possible for mixtures to be investigated. This new experimental design enabled high resolution separation of analyte mixtures capable of being adsorbed, diffused, and desorbed from the device for detection with an FID. With the new design we present data from investigation of competitive adsorption effects on the membrane. The data showed that analyte adsorption and diffusion onto the membrane can be affected when mixtures of analytes are introduced. The application of multiple linear regressions approach to the data enabled us to correct for the problem of competitive adsorption. Analyte adsorption and diffusion was affected by the diffusion coefficients of the analytes; the higher the diffusion coefficient the better the extraction from the membrane. Increasing the sampling time from 1 to 4 min increases the response by 77%. The sampling time responses were linear up to 4 min sampling time. Above 4 min sampling time, the data deviate from linearity. The effect of adding salt to standards has no effect on analyte absorption onto the membrane. The detection limits for key VOCs studied with an internal standard calibration ranged from 0.2 to 194 ng cm(-3)"
Keywords:		"Adsorption Calibration Chromatography, Gas/*instrumentation/*methods Diffusion Flame Ionization/instrumentation/methods Heating/*methods Hot Temperature Reproducibility of Results Time Factors Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry;"
Notes:		"MedlineKanu, A Bakarr Thomas, C L P eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2013/04/30 Talanta. 2013 Jul 15; 111:215-23. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.03.011. Epub 2013 Mar 13"