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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 84, 期 3, 页码 1281-1287出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac202166x
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- National Science Foundation [EAR-0628349, DMR-06-54118]
- State of Florida
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [1126587] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Earth Sciences
- Directorate For Geosciences [0819811] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We present a new method for Molecular characterization of intact biochar directly, without sample preparation or pretreatment, on the basis of desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization (DAPPI) coupled to Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometry. Conventional ionization methods (e.g., electrospray or atmospheric pressure photoionization) for characterization of natural organic matter have limited utility for the characterization of chars due to incomplete solubility in common solvents. Therefore, direct ionization techniques that do not require sample dissolution prior to analysis are ideal. Here, we apply DAPPI FTICR mass spectrometry to enable the first molecular characterization of uncharred parent oak biomass and after combustion (250 degrees C) or pyrolysis (400 degrees C). Parent oak is primarily composed of cellulose-, lignin-, and resin-like compounds. Oak combusted at 250 degrees C contains condensed aromatic compounds with low H/C and O/C ratios while retaining compounds with high H/C and O/C ratios. The bimodal distribution of aromatic and aliphatic compounds observed in the combusted oak sample is attributed to incomplete thermal degradation of lignin and hemicellulose. Pyrolyzed oak constituents exhibit lower H/C and O/C ratios: approximately three-quarters of the identified species are aromatic. DAPPI FTICR MS results agree with bulk elemental composition as well as functional group distributions determined by elemental analysis and solid state C-13 NMR spectroscopy. Complete molecular characterization of biomass upon thermal transformation may provide insight into the biogeochemical cycles of biochar and future renewable energy sources, particularly for samples currently limited by solubility, separation, and sample preparation.
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