Research Article

Orthogonal Design Study on Factors Affecting the Determination of Common Odors in Water Samples by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to GC/MS

Table 3

The experimental design based on Taguchi’s L32 (49) orthogonal array and the response of the peak area count by GC-MSa.

Exp. no. and orderFactorsbResponsesc (peak area ×107)
ABCDEFG2-MIBGSM

1401030015220050.4621.305
2403050025224051.7825.285
3404060015322062.2147.223
4402040025326062.1558.261
5403050030522071.8436.323
6401030020526070.7342.423
7402040030720082.0136.054
8404060020724082.2347.568
9504050020320052.9718.734
10502030030324052.2258.334
11501040020222060.8352.568
12503060030226062.6448.467
13502030025722072.3258.407
14504050015726073.1739.462
15503060025520082.8288.532
16501040015524081.1223.586
17601060030722052.5877.256
18603040020726053.1059.637
19604030030520063.23511.38
20602050020524063.0138.467
21603040015320073.0899.435
22601060025324072.7937.315
23602050015222082.9588.316
24604030025226083.27311.49
25704040025522052.84310.78
26702060015526052.77215.85
27701050025720062.3369.886
28703030015724063.13113.41
29702060020220072.56313.27
30704040030224072.65612.78
31703030020322082.89512.92
32701050030326082.3248.737

In this table, the error term was not listed. bFactor A: extraction temperature (°C); Factor B: extraction time (min); Factor C: rotate-speed (rpm); Factor D: ionic strength (w/v, %); Factor E: desorption time (min); Factor F: desorption temperature (°C); and Factor G: solution pH. cPeak area was calculated by quantitative ions under SIM mode, and area rejection: 10,000; initial threshold: 1; and peak width: 0.04.