title: The automation of the acquisition and evaluation of pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data for paint samples.
abstract: The evaluation is described of an automated pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry system combined with a software package to convert total ion current chromatograms into forms that resemble a conventional mass spectra called "spectragrams". The spectragram for a single paint sample can be "closest fit" matched to a previously created paint pyrogram library via pre-determined target compounds in a handling list. Up to 45 paint samples can be dealt with in an overnight unattended run.
authors.affiliation: The School of Chemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, UK. profburns@chemistry.fsbusiness.co.uk
authors.forename: D Thorburn
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Doolan