Determination of volatile organic compounds including alcohols in refill fluids and cartridges of electronic cigarettes by headspace solid-phase micro extraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 409, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1247-1256

  Lim, Hyun Hee ^a   Shin, Ho Sang ^a  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarette refill fluids; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Headspace solid phase micro extraction; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG PRODUCTS; ETHANOL; ETHYLBENZENE; FLUIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; NICOTINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROJECTILES; SPECTROMETRY; STYRENE; TERNARY SYSTEMS; TOBACCO; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE; EXTRACTION SOLVENTS; HEADSPACE SOLID PHASE MICRO EXTRACTIONS; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; RESIDUAL SOLVENTS;

EXTRACTION;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84994460188     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-0049-0     Document Type: Article

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