title: External interface for trap-and-release membrane introduction mass spectrometry applied to the detection of inorganic chloramines and chlorobenzenes in water.
abstract: Construction and evaluation of an external configuration trap-and-release membrane introduction system for mass spectrometry is described. This novel interface allows independent control of the temperature of the membrane and eliminates the dependence of membrane heating efficiency on its position in the ion source. The external trap-and-release MIMS configuration is successfully applied to detection of inorganic chloramines and chlorobenzenes. The method is shown to give temporal resolution of volatile vs. semi-volatile compounds, which increases its sensitivity for semi-volatiles in the presence of volatiles and provides an additional selectivity parameter. Further selectivity is provided by tandem mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Riter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turowski
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cooks
mesh_terms: D002700:Chloramines / Q000032:analysis*; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000032:analysis*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D002700:Chloramines; D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical