Static headspace analysis of aliphatic amines in aqueous samples

Autor: Jean Morvan, Alain Laplanche, Christophe Maris, Marianne Bloquel
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Journal of Chromatography A. 846:331-339
ISSN: 0021-9673
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00403-3
Popis: Static headspace preconcentration was developed for the gas chromatographic analysis of aliphatic amines in aqueous samples. A liquid–gas ratio of 1, an incubation temperature of 80°C (15 min), a pH of 13.7 and a mixture of salts (NaCl and K2SO4) at saturation concentration gave a maximal headspace amine concentration. C1–C4 volatile aliphatic amines were separated on a specific PoraPLOT Amines capillary column. The detection limit was 0.2 μg/l for secondary and tertiary amines using a nitrogen–phosphorus detector. Primary amines were detected at higher concentrations (from 10 μg/l to 3000 μg/l). This polar capillary column required the systematic addition of ammonia to the sample (0.05 M concentration) in order to obtain a good repeatability (RSD=0.6–6.4%). This technique has been applied successfully for the monitoring of amine concentration at sub-μg/m3 level in a compost treatment plant using absorption sampling in a hydrochloric acid solution.
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