Research Article

Characterization of Odorous Compounds (VOC and Carbonyl Compounds) in the Ambient Air of Yeosu and Gwangyang, Large Industrial Areas of South Korea

Table 1

Analytical conditions for VOC with thermodesorption GC/MSD.

Thermal desorber
UNITY/ULTRA (Markes, UK)
GC/MSD
(HP6890/5973, Hewlett Packard, USA)

Oven temp.300°CGC columnRtx-1 (0.32 mm, 105 m, 1.5 m)
Desorb time10 minInitial temp.50°C (10 min)
Desorb flow50 mL/minOven ramp rate5°C/min
Cold trap holding time5 minFinal temp.250°C (5 min)
Cold trap high temp.320°CPost run250°C (5 min)
Cold trap low temp.−10°CColumn flow1.13 mL/min
Cold trap packingTenax TA/carbopack BDetector typeQuadropole
Min. pressure12 psiQ-pole temp.150°C
Inlet splitNoMS Source temp.230°C
Outlet split10 mL/minMass range35~300 amu
Valve and line temp.180°CElectron energy70 eV