Online Aerosol Chemical Characterization by Extractive Electrospray Ionization-Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (EESI-Orbitrap).

Autor: Lee CP; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland., Riva M; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., Wang D; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland., Tomaz S; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., Li D; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., Perrier S; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., Slowik JG; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland., Bourgain F; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., Schmale J; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.; School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland., Prevot ASH; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland., Baltensperger U; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland., George C; Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France., El Haddad I; Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science & technology [Environ Sci Technol] 2020 Apr 07; Vol. 54 (7), pp. 3871-3880. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 20.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07090
Abstrakt: Current mass spectrometry techniques for the online measurement of organic aerosol (OA) composition are subjected to either thermal/ionization-induced artifacts or limited mass resolving power, hindering accurate molecular characterization. Here, we combined the soft ionization capability of extractive electrospray ionization (EESI) and the ultrahigh mass resolution of Orbitrap for real-time, near-molecular characterization of OAs. Detection limits as low as tens of ng m -3 with linearity up to hundreds of μg m -3 at 0.2 Hz time resolution were observed for single- and mixed-component calibrations. The performance of the EESI-Orbitrap system was further evaluated with laboratory-generated secondary OAs (SOAs) and filter extracts of ambient particulate matter. The high mass accuracy and resolution (140 000 at m / z 200) of the EESI-Orbitrap system enable unambiguous identification of the aerosol components' molecular composition and allow a clear separation between adjacent peaks, which would be significantly overlapping if a medium-resolution (20 000) mass analyzer was used. Furthermore, the tandem mass spectrometry (MS 2 ) capability provides valuable insights into the compound structure. For instance, the MS 2 analysis of ambient OA samples and lab-generated biogenic SOAs points to specific SOA precursors in ambient air among a range of possible isomers based on fingerprint fragment ions. Overall, this newly developed and characterized EESI-Orbitrap system will advance our understanding of the formation and evolution of atmospheric aerosols.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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