On the development of a new prototype PTR-ToF-MS instrument and its application to the detection of atmospheric amines
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Published:2022-11-02
Issue:21
Volume:15
Page:6297-6307
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ISSN:1867-8548
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Container-title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Meas. Tech.
Author:
Håland Alexander,Mikoviny Tomáš,Syse Elisabeth Emilie,Wisthaler Armin
Abstract
Abstract. We herein report on the development of a new prototype
PTR-ToF-MS (proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry) instrument that combines a hollow cathode glow discharge (HCGD)
ion source with a focusing ion–molecule reactor (FIMR), which consists of a
resistive glass drift tube surrounded by quadrupole rods. The new instrument
configuration hybridizes the two main current commercial PTR-ToF-MS
instrument designs. We provide a detailed technical description of the new
analyzer and its optimized operational settings for detecting volatile
amines via proton transfer reactions from hydronium (H3O+) or
ammonium (NH4+) ions. We show that the new prototype PTR-ToF-MS
instrument is capable of monitoring rapid changes of sticky amines on the
timescale of a few seconds and detects atmospheric variations of amines down
to single-digit parts per trillion by volume (pptv) levels. Application examples given include the
real-time monitoring of (i) methylamine emitted from a Chenopodium vulvaria L. plant, (ii) small
alkylamines in ambient air on site of an agricultural research center
(Senter for husdyrforsøk, Ås, Norway), and (iii) an industrial amine
(2-amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol, AMP) on site and downwind of a carbon dioxide
(CO2) capture test center (Technology Centre Mongstad – TCM, Mongstad,
Norway).
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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