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Sensitivity Increase in Headspace Analysis of Hydrocarbons in Water by Using Online Selective Elimination of Gas Extractant

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SEPARATIONS
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/separations9010015

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gas chromatography; aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons; headspace analysis; gas- phase extraction; carbon dioxide; gas-extractant absorption

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A novel approach in headspace gas chromatographic analysis was developed, which utilizes the selective absorption of gas extractant to remove carbon dioxide during analyte concentration, resulting in increased preconcentration of analytes and decreased limits of detection.
In this study, a novel approach in headspace gas chromatographic analysis using the selective absorption of the gas extractant during concentration of the analytes was developed. The carbon dioxide used as the gas extractant was removed from the sample flow by passing it through a column packed with microdispersed sodium hydroxide granules. The analytical capabilities of the suggested method were illustrated by the determination of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in water. We established that this method allows the preconcentration of analytes in the gas phase to be increased proportionally to the volume ratios of the gas extractant before and after absorption, while the analyte limits of detection decrease 30-fold. For example, benzene can be detected in water at a concentration of 0.5 mu g/L.

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