Determination of levoglucosan and its isomers in size fractions of aerosol standard reference materials

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 5630-5636

  Louchouarn, Patrick ^a   Kuo, Li Jung ^a   Wade, Terry L ^a   Schantz, Michele ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol standards; Anhydrosugars; Biomass combustion; Levoglucosan; Standard reference materials

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROSUGARS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; LEVOGLUCOSAN; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; ESTERS; ISOMERS; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RELUCTANCE MOTORS; SMOKE; SOFTWOODS; SOLVENTS; STANDARDS;

EXTRACTION;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; METHANOL; SEDOHEPTULOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTRACTION METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DUST; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; PRAGUE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 71849086798     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.040     Document Type: Article

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