THE SOLID-MATRIX ROOM-TEMPERATURE LUMINESCENCE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS WITHOUT A HEAVY-ATOM

Authors
TJIOE SW HURTUBISE RJ
Citation
Sw. Tjioe et Rj. Hurtubise, THE SOLID-MATRIX ROOM-TEMPERATURE LUMINESCENCE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS WITHOUT A HEAVY-ATOM, Talanta, 41(4), 1994, pp. 595-598
Citations number
31
Journal title
Talanta
ISSN journal
00399140 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
595 - 598
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-9140(1994)41:4<595:TSRLDA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A selective and sensitive method to detect polyaromatic hydrocarbons ( PAH) using a new solid-matrix room-temperature luminescence technique is presented. The solid-matrix room-temperature fluorescence (SMRTF) a nd phosphorescence (SMRTP) of PAH can be readily obtained by adsorbing a PAH on Whatman IPS filter paper. Strong phosphorescence can be dete cted without adding a heavy atom. Detection limits, ranging from 0.12 to 18 ng, were obtained for several PAH.