EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ALCOHOLS AND ACETONE FROM FIRE DEBRIS USING PASSIVE HEADSPACE CONCENTRATION

Authors
PHELPS JL CHASTEEN CE RENDER MM
Citation
Jl. Phelps et al., EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ALCOHOLS AND ACETONE FROM FIRE DEBRIS USING PASSIVE HEADSPACE CONCENTRATION, Journal of forensic sciences, 39(1), 1994, pp. 194-206
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal
Journal title
Journal of forensic sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221198
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
194 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1198(1994)39:1<194:EAAOLA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Passive headspace concentration was utilized for recovering methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and acetone from materials commonly found in fire debris. Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detection was used for sc reening the extracts, followed by Gas Chromatography/Ion Trap Detectio n to confirm the presence of an alcohol or acetone with mass spectra.