Effect of operation conditions of the drop-on-demand aerosol generator on aerosol characteristics: Pseudo-cinematographic and plasma mass spectrometric studies

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-59

  Orlandini V Niessen, Jan O ^a   Krone, Karin M ^a   Bings, Nicolas H ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drop on demand; Droplet size distributions; ICP MS; Optical aerosol characterization; Thermal inkjet

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; DROP-ON-DEMAND; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ICP-MS; THERMAL INKJET;

AEROSOLS; DROPS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84891805162     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. A. Montaser, and D. Golightly Inductively Coupled Plasmas in Analytical Atomic Spetrometry 2nd 1992 VCH New York
2. J.L. Todolí, and J.M. Mermet Liquid Sample Introduction in ICP Spectrometry 2008 Elsevier Amsterdam
3. J.A. McLean, M.G. Minnich, L.A. Iacone, H. Liu, and A. Montaser Nebulizer diagnostics: fundamental parameters, challenges, and techniques on the horizon J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 13 1998 829 842
4. A.G.T. Gustavsson A. Montaser, D. Golightly, Inductively Coupled Plasmas in Analytical Atomic Spetrometry 2nd 1992 VCH New York
5. R.F. Browner P.W.J.M. Boumans, Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy 1987 Wiley-VCH New York 244 288
6. B.L. Sharp Pneumatic nebulisers and spray chambers for inductively coupled plasma spectrometry. A review. Part 1. Nebulisers J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 3 1988 613 652
7. B.L. Sharp Pneumatic nebulisers and spray chambers for inductively coupled plasma spectrometry. A review. Part 2. Spray chambers J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 3 1988 939 963
8. J.L. Todolí, and J.M. Mermet Sample introduction systems for the analysis of liquid microsamples by ICP-AES and ICP-MS Spectrochim. Acta Part B 61 2006 239 283
9. A. Montaser, M.G. Minnich, H. Liu, A.G.T. Gustavsson, and R.F. Browner A. Montaser, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry 1998 VCH New York 335 420
10. R.H. Clifford, I. Ishii, A. Montaser, and G.A. Meyer Dual-beam, light-scattering interferometry for simultaneous measurements of droplet-size and velocity distributions of aerosols from commonly used nebulizers Anal. Chem. 62 1990 390 394
11. S.E. Hobbs, and J.W. Olesik Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry signal fluctuations due to individual aerosol droplets and vaporizing particles Anal. Chem. 64 1992 274 283
12. J.W. Olesik, and J.C. Fister Incompletely desolvated droplets in argon inductively coupled plasmas: their number, original size and effect on emission intensities Spectrochim. Acta Part B 46 1991 851 868
13. J.C. Fister, and J.W. Olesik Vertical and radial emission profiles and ion-atom intensity ratios in inductively coupled plasmas: the connection to vaporizing droplets Spectrochim. Acta Part B 46 1991 869 883
14. S.D. Olsen, and A. Strasheim Correlation of the analytical signal to the characterized nebulizer spray Spectrochim. Acta Part B 38 1983 973 975
15. J.W. Olesik, L.J. Smith, and E.J. Williamsen Signal fluctuations due to individual droplets in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry Anal. Chem. 61 1989 2002 2008
16. S.E. Hobbs, and J.W. Olesik The effect of desolvating droplets and vaporizing particles on ionization and excitation in Ar inductively-coupled plasmas Spectrochim. Acta Part B 48 1993 817 833
17. J. Porstendörfer, J. Gebhart, and G. Röbig Effect of evaporation on the size distribution of nebulized aerosols J. Aerosol Sci. 8 1977 371 380
18. S.E. Long, and R.F. Browner Influence of water on conditions in the inductively coupled argon plasma Spectrochim. Acta Part B 43 1988 1461 1471
19. V. Geertsen, P. Lemaitre, M. Tabarant, and F. Chartier Influence of design and operating parameters of pneumatic concentric nebulizer on micro-flow aerosol characteristics and ICP-MS analytical performances J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 27 2012 146 158
20. Burgener Research Inc., Mississauga (Ontario), Canada.
21. K.J. Courian, J.L. Stoffel, R.A. Sader, K.A. Prasad, S.L. Webb, D.H. Donovan, J.G. Moritz III, B.J. Keefe, S.W. Steinfield, and W.D. Childers Reliable high performance drop generator for an inkjet printhead US patent 5,946,012 1999
22. J.O. Orlandini von Niessen, J.N. Schaper, J.H. Petersen, and N.H. Bings Development and characterization of a thermal inkjet-based aerosol generator for micro-volume sample introduction in analytical atomic spectrometry J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 26 2011 1781 1789
23. J.O. Orlandini von Niessen, J.H. Petersen, J.N. Schaper, and N.H. Bings Comparison of novel and conventional calibration techniques for the analysis of urine samples using plasma source mass spectrometry combined with a new dual-drop-on-demand aerosol generator J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 27 2012 1234 1244
24. D. Douglas, and J.B. French Gas dynamics of the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry interface J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 3 1988 743 747
25. J.W. Olesik, and S.E. Hobbs Monodisperse dried microparticulate injector: a new tool for studying fundamental processes in inductively coupled plasmas Anal. Chem. 66 1994 3371 3378
26. K. Niemax Considerations about the detection efficiency in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Spectrochim. Acta Part B 67 2012 65 69
27. B. Almagro, A.M. Gañán-Calvo, M. Hidalgo, and A. Canals Behaviour of a flow focusing pneumatic nebulizer with high total dissolved solids solution on radially- and axially-viewed inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 21 2006 1072 1075
28. B. Almagro, A.M. Gañán-Calvo, M. Hidalgo, and A. Canals Flow focusing pneumatic nebulizer in comparison with several micronebulizers in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 21 2006 770 777
29. S.-A.E. O'Brien Murdock, K. Kahen, J. Chirinos, M.E. Ketterer, D.D. Hudson, and A. Montaser Aerosol diagnostics and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with demountable concentric nebulizers J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 19 2004 666
30. S. Maestre, J.L. Todolí, and J.M. Mermet Evaluation of several pneumatic micronebulizers with different designs for use in ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Future directions for further improvement Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 379 2004
31. J. Rosell-Llompart, and A.M. Gañán-Calvo Turbulence in pneumatic flow focusing and flow blurring regimes Phys. Rev. E. 77 2008 36321
32. A. Canals, J. Wagner, R.F. Browner, and V. Hernandis Empirical model for estimating drop size distributions of aerosols generated by inductively coupled plasma nebulizers Spectrochim. Acta Part B 43 1988 1321 1335
33. R.H. Clifford, P. Sohal, H. Liu, and A. Montaser Diagnostic studies on desolvated aerosols from ultrasonic nebulizers Spectrochim. Acta Part B 47 1992 1107 1122
34. J.B. French, B. Etkin, and R. Jong Monodisperse dried microparticulate injector for analytical instrumentation Anal. Chem. 66 1994 685 691
35. M.P. Dziewatkoski, L.B. Daniels, and J.W. Olesik Time-resolved inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry measurements with individual, monodisperse drop sample introduction Anal. Chem. 68 1996 1101 1109
36. J. Landini Auto-local threshold plug-in for ImageJ, England, U.K. 2011 University of Birmingham
37. J. Sauvola, and M. Pietikainen Adaptive document image binarization Pattern Recogn. 33 2000 225 236
38. J. Cano, J.L. Todolí, V. Hernandis, and J. Mora The role of the nebulizer on the sodium interferent effects in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 17 2002 57 63
39. I. Langmuir The evaporation of small spheres Phys. Rev. 12 1918 368 370
40. R. Pruppacher, and J. Klett Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation 2nd 1996 Springer