An accurate and reliable analysis of trimethylamine using thermal desorption and gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 780, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-54

  Kim, Yong Hyun ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Sorbent tube; Thermal desorption; Time of flight mass spectrometry; Trimethylamine

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; GOOD COMPATIBILITY; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; SORBENT TUBES; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

BODY FLUIDS; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

THERMAL DESORPTION;

TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DESORPTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FISH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

PLATYRHINOIDIS TRISERIATA;

EID: 84877841069     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.03.069     Document Type: Article

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