Research Article

Air Monitoring: New Advances in Sampling and Detection

Table 5

Analytical conditions.

TD conditionsGC conditionsTOF MS conditions

Configuration: CIA-Advantage automated canister analysis system (Markes International Ltd)
Sampling: 10 mL/min for 1 min (MFC)
Flow path temperature: 150°C
Cold trap: air toxics analyser type trap
Trapping temperature: 25°C
Cold trap desorption: 300°C for 3 min (splitless)
Trap heating rate: 40°C/s
Column: 60 m × 0.32 mm × 1.8 μm, 624 type phase
Oven: 40°C (5 min), 5°C/min to 230°C (0 min)
Constant pressure: 10 psi
Configuration: BenchTOF-dx (ALMSCO International Ltd, UK)
Ion source heating: 240°C
Transfer line temperature: 240°C
Acquisition rate: 2 data points/s, (5000 spectra/data point)
Mass range: m/z 35–500