title: New developments in SPME Part 2: Analysis of ammonium nitrate-based explosives.
abstract: Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a simple, reliable technique for the recovery and analysis of many organic explosives. However, this technique is impractical for the analysis of ammonium nitrate-type explosives due to the extreme polarity, low molecular weight, and high volatility of the amine moiety. This article describes an initial investigation of a derivatization process utilizing alkylchloroformates that converts ammonium nitrate and methylammonium nitrate into a form suitable for recovery by SPME and analysis by GC-MS.
authors.affiliation: Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001.
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: K Paul
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kirkbride
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pigou
authors.forename: G Stewart
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Walker