Consideration on the broad quantification range of gaseous reduced sulfur compounds with the combined application of gas chromatography and thermal desorber

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3366-3370

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bag sampling; Gas chromatography; Hydrogen sulfide; Reduced sulfur compounds; Thermal desorber

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; BAG SAMPLING; COLD TRAPS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DETECTABILITY; DYNAMIC RANGE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SAMPLE VOLUME; THERMAL DESORBER; UPPER LIMITS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARBON DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUND; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR; VOLUME;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; THERMAL DESORBER;

EID: 79956059041     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.052     Document Type: Article

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