| Title: | Evaluation of Microwave-Assisted Process technology for HAPSITE's headspace analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) |
| Author(s): | Belanger JM; Pare JR; Turpin R; Schaefer J; Chuang CW; |
| Address: | "Environment Canada, Green Technologies Division, 335 River Road, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0H3. Jacqueline.Belanger@ec.gc.ca" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.12.074 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0304-3894 (Print) 0304-3894 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The use of microwave energy as a heating source for the field-based headspace sampling and the subsequent determination of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using a field-portable HAPSITE gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer has been evaluated. A significant advantage in time reduction has been observed when using microwave energy when compared to conventional resistive-based heating. Such time savings are critical in field operations involving equipment such as the HAPSITE where non-routine sampling is commonly performed and very quick turnaround time is usually needed. Further, the technology also showed significant improvements in terms of sensitivity, thus suggesting its applicability to a broader range of compounds and detection levels than current technologies" |
| Keywords: | Environmental Monitoring/*instrumentation/*methods Equipment Design Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/instrumentation/methods *Microwaves Organic Chemicals/*analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineBelanger, Jacqueline M R Pare, J R Jocelyn Turpin, Rodney Schaefer, Joe Chuang, C W eng Netherlands 2007/02/03 J Hazard Mater. 2007 Jun 25; 145(1-2):336-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.12.074. Epub 2007 Jan 8" |
