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http://dx.doi.org/10.5806/AST.2006.19.1.096

Measurements of Trimethylamine (TMA) in air by Tedlar bag sampling and SPME analysis  

Kim, K.H. (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Sejong University)
Hyum, S.H. (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Sejong University)
Im, M.S. (Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Sejong University)
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Analytical Science and Technology / v.19, no.1, 2006 , pp. 96-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
Trimethylamine (TMA) is one of the difficult odorous compounds for the collection and analysis. Although sulfuric acid absorption and/or sulfuric acid impregnated filter method are commonly recommended for its sampling, these methods also suffer from difficulties involved in sample treatment and operational procedures. Hence, as an ancillary approach to measure TMA, we investigated the combination of bag sampling and SPME analysis for TMA measurements. For the purpose of our study, we investigated the following three subjects: 1) temporal variability of standard storage, 2) bag loss effect of TMS, and 3) TMA loss due to repetitive analysis of an identical bag sample. According to our storage test up to 7 or 20 dyas, TMA loss were found to occur up to 40 to 50% within relatively short period of up to 48 hrs depending on its concentration ranges. When the tests were made for bag loss by transferring TMA standards across different size bags, we were able to find that the extent of bag loss are not significant with 5 to 20% loss rate. Finally, the TMA sorptive loss via its exposure to SPME fiber was generally estimated to run from 2 to 3%.
Keywords
Trimethylamine; TMA; Tedlar bag; Analysis; malodor; GC/FID; SPME;
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