title: SFC-APLI-(TOF)MS: Hyphenation of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography to Atmospheric Pressure Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometry.
abstract: Atmospheric-pressure laser ionization mass spectrometry (APLI-MS) is a powerful method for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules, which are ionized in a selective and highly sensitive way via resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization. APLI was presented in 2005 and has been hyphenated successfully to chromatographic separation techniques like high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography (GC). In order to expand the portfolio of chromatographic couplings to APLI, a new hyphenation setup of APLI and supercritical-fluid chromatography (SFC) was constructed and aim of this work. Here, we demonstrate the first hyphenation of SFC and APLI in a simple designed way with respect to different optimization steps to ensure a sensitive analysis. The new setup permits qualitative and quantitative determination of native and also more polar PAH molecules. As a result of the altered ambient characteristics within the source enclosure, the quantification of 1-hydroxypyrene (1-HP) in human urine is possible without prior derivatization. The limit of detection for 1-HP by SFC-APLI-TOF(MS) was found to be 0.5 μg L(-1), which is lower than the 1-HP concentrations found in exposed persons.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pure and Applied Mass Spectrometry, University of Wuppertal , Gaussstrasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klink
authors.affiliation: Institute for Pure and Applied Mass Spectrometry, University of Wuppertal , Gaussstrasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany.|Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitaetsstrasse 5-7, 45141 Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver Johannes
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Schmitz