Thermal-Desorption Proton-Transfer-Reaction Quadruple-Interface Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: Online Analysis of Organic Aerosol Using Single-Component Particles

A proton transfer reaction-quadrupole interface time-of-flight mass spectrometer was combined with a hand-made thermal desorption (TD) instrument for real-time analysis of organic aerosol particles. Size-selected single-component organic particles were generated using a nebulizer combined with a dif...

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Published in:Aerosol and Air Quality Research 2022-11, Vol.22 (11), p.1-11+ap1
Main Authors: Sato, Kei, Ramasamy, Sathiyamurthi, Inomata, Satoshi, Morino, Yu, Hikida, Toshihide, Shimono, Akio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Carboxylic acids
Dehydration
Desorption
Erythritol
Ions
Mass spectra
Mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
Organic compounds
Protons
Quadrupoles
Scientific imaging
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
Wall deposition
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Summary:A proton transfer reaction-quadrupole interface time-of-flight mass spectrometer was combined with a hand-made thermal desorption (TD) instrument for real-time analysis of organic aerosol particles. Size-selected single-component organic particles were generated using a nebulizer combined with a differential mobility analyzer. We tested perfluoroalkoxy alkene (PFA) and copper tubing for the TD instrument. Higher signal intensities were observed when using PFA tubing, suggesting that wall deposition loss of vaporized semi-volatile organic compounds was suppressed when PFA tubing was used. Protonated molecules, [M + H]^+, had the highest intensity in the mass spectrum of dialdehyde particles (i.e., terephthaldialdehyde), whereas ions formed by dehydration from protonated molecules, [M + H - H_2O]^+, had the highest intensities in the mass spectra of carboxylic acid particles (i.e., adipic, phthalic, and cis-pinonic acids) and alcohol particles (i.e., meso-erythritol). The mass spectra obtained for organic aerosol markers will be useful to interpret mass spectra measured for organic aerosol particles by TD-proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry.
ISSN:1680-8584
2071-1409
DOI:10.4209/aaqr.220292