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Development of a supercritical fluid extraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method for the identification of highly polar compounds in secondary organic aerosols formed from biogenic hydrocarbons in smog chamber experiments

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A new one-step method for the analysis of highly polar components of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) has been developed. This method should lead to a better understanding of SOA formation and evolution since it enables the compounds responsible for SOA formation to be identified. Since it is based on supercritical fluid extraction coupled to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, it minimizes the analysis time and significantly enhances sensitivity, which makes it suitable for trace-level compounds, which are constituents of SOA. One of the key features of this method is the in situ derivatisation step: an online silylation allowing the measurement of highly polar, polyfunctional compounds, which is a prerequisite for the elucidation of chemical mechanisms. This paper presents the development of this analytical method and highlights its ability to address this major atmospheric issue through the analysis of SOA formed from the ozonolysis of a biogenic hydrocarbon (sabinene). Ozonolysis of sabinene was performed in a 6 m3 Teflon chamber. The aerosol components were derivatised in situ. More than thirty products, such as sabinaketone, sabinic acid and other multifunctional compounds including dicarboxylic acids and oxoacids, were measured. Nine of them were identified and quantified. The sensitivity and the linearity (0.91 < R < 0.98) of the method were both good and detection limits ranged from 1.2 to 6.4 ng for the investigated compounds.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by CNRS-INSU through the French national program on atmospheric chemistry (PNCA), the French Ministry of Environment through the PRIMEQUAL program, and the European EUROCHAMP program. We would like to thank John Wenger for smog chamber experiments carried out in the CRAC laboratory (Cork, Ireland), Nathalie Carrasco for the sabinaketone synthesis, and Daniel Rousseau (ThermoFinnigan) for his technical help.

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    L. Chiappini, E. Perraudin, R. Durand-Jolibois & J. F. Doussin

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Chiappini, L., Perraudin, E., Durand-Jolibois, R. et al. Development of a supercritical fluid extraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method for the identification of highly polar compounds in secondary organic aerosols formed from biogenic hydrocarbons in smog chamber experiments. Anal Bioanal Chem 386, 1749–1759 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0744-3

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