POTENTIAL OF GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY ISOTOPE RATIO MASS-SPECTROMETRY TO SOURCE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS

Authors
MCRAE C LOVE GD MURRAY IP SNAPE CE FALLICK AE
Citation
C. Mcrae et al., POTENTIAL OF GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY ISOTOPE RATIO MASS-SPECTROMETRY TO SOURCE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS, Analytical communications, 33(9), 1996, pp. 331-333
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Analytical communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
13597337
Volume
33
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
331 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7337(1996)33:9<331:POGIRM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The potential of gas chromatography isotope ratio mass spectrometry (G C-IRMS) to apportion the source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P AH) emissions is described, Stable carbon isotopic (delta(13)C) compos itions are reported for individual PAH compounds arising from utilizat ion of coal, biomass and diesel feedstocks, The delta(13)C signatures of product PAHs from each of the three feedstocks are significantly di fferent to provide a basis for the application of GC-IRMS to unequivoc ally source PAH pollutants, particularly those produced from coal carb onization.