The effects of molecular weight distribution and sample preparation on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometric analysis of petroleum macromolecules

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2799-2808

  Kulkarni, Sourabh U ^a   Räder, Hans Joachim ^b   Thies, Mark C ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLUBILITY; TOLUENE;

ANALYTES; HOMOGENEOUS SAMPLES; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS; MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; PETROLEUM PITCH; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SIGNAL RESPONSE; SOLVENT BASED; SOLVENT FREE;

DIMERS;

EID: 80052576384     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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