Determination of Methylamines and Methylamine-N-oxides in Particulate Matter Using Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Ion Chromatography

Publication date: April 2018 Source:Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Volume 46, Issue 4 Author(s): Qing-Yang LIU, Ting-Ting ZHANG Currently, the concentrations of methylamines in fine particulate matter (PM) are most often measured by aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A novel method for identification and determination of methylamines and methylamine-N-oxides in fine particles based on solid phase extraction (SPE) coupled with ion chromatography (IC) was developed. The experimental conditions including SPE conditions and chromatographic conditions were optimized. The quartz filter loaded with particulate matter (PM) samples was ultrasonically extracted with 20 mL of methanol and water (1:3, V/V) and the extraction process was repeated twice. After extraction, a total of 60 mL of extraction solvent was dropped into the extraction equipment for SPE. The Agilent AccuBond C18 was chosen for enriching the methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine and trimethylamine-N-oxide in fine particles. Under the optimum conditions, the target species on Agilent AccuBond C18 were washed by 0.5 mL of acetonitrile solution and then concentrated (2 mL) before injecting into IC for analysis. A PRP X-200 (250 mm × 4 mm i.d.) was used for separation of analytes at 25 °C. The mobile phase was a mixture of 3% (V/V) acetonitrile solution and 5 mM nitric acid with the flow rate of 1 mL min–1. The four aliphatic amine species were fully resolved and completely separated within 3...
Source: Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research