| Title: | Using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for online analysis of secondary organic aerosols |
| Author(s): | Hellen H; Dommen J; Metzger A; Gascho A; Duplissy J; Tritscher T; Prevot AS; Baltensperger U; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. heidi.hellen@fmi.fi" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0013-936X (Print) 0013-936X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) is a useful tool in ambient trace gas analysis, especially for the analysis of oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOC). Many OVOCs are produced during photooxidation of volatile organic compounds and contribute to both the gas phase and secondary organic aerosols (SOA). The inlet system of the PTR-MS instrument was modified to allow also for the measurement of the particulate phase of an aerosol with a high time resolution. The new inlet consists mainly of a denuder to strip off the gas phase, and a heater (120/150 degrees C) to vaporize the aerosol particles. This inlet system was tested with pinonic acid particles generated with a nebulizer and SOA particles formed during the photooxidation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and alpha-pinene with NO(x) in a smog chamber. The performance of this new technique is discussed and the partitioning coefficients for the oxidation products are estimated" |
| Keywords: | Aerosols/*analysis/chemistry Bicyclic Monoterpenes Mass Spectrometry/*methods Molecular Weight Monoterpenes/analysis *Online Systems Organic Chemicals/*analysis Particle Size *Protons Smog/analysis Time Factors; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHellen, Heidi Dommen, Josef Metzger, Axel Gascho, Astrid Duplissy, Jonathan Tritscher, Torsten Prevot, Andre S H Baltensperger, Urs eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2008/10/23 Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Oct 1; 42(19):7347-53. doi: 10.1021/es801279m" |
