Magnetic graphene composites as both an adsorbent for sample enrichment and a MALDI-TOF MS matrix for the detection of nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5

Jiangang Zhang, Li Zhang, Ruijin Li, Di HU, Nengxuan Ma, Shaomin Shuang, Zongwei CAI*, Chuan Dong

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A simple and rapid method that uses synthesized magnetic graphene composites as both an adsorbent for enrichment and as a matrix in MALDI-TOF MS analysis was developed for the detection of nitropolycyclic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) in PM2.5 samples. Three nitro-PAHs were detected down to sub pg μL-1 levels based on calculations from an instrumental signal-to-noise better than 3, which shows the feasibility of using the new materials in MALDI-TOF MS as a potential powerful analytical approach for the analysis of nitro-PAHs in PM2.5 samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1711-1716
Number of pages6
JournalAnalyst
Volume140
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2015

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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