Quantitation of alcohol ethoxylate surfactants in environmental samples by electrospray mass spectrometry

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 765-773

  Evans, K A ^a,c   Dubey, S T ^a   Kravetz, L ^a   Evetts, S W ^a   Dzidic, I ^a   Dooyema, C C ^b  

^a Shell Chemical Co   (United States)

^b Holland Chemical International   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol ethoxylates; Effluent; Electrospray mass spectrometry; Environmental; Influent; Quantitation; Sample preparation; Surfactants; Thermospray mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ESTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMOSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031186543     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-997-0216-8     Document Type: Article

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