Detection of volatile organic peroxides in indoor air

Fresenius J Anal Chem. 2001 Dec;371(7):961-5. doi: 10.1007/s002160101085.

Abstract

A supercritical fluid extraction cell filled with adsorbent (Carbotrap and Carbotrap C) was used directly as a sampling tube to enrich volatile organic compounds in air. After sampling, the analytes were extracted by supercritical fluid CO2 with methanol as modifier. Collected organic peroxides were then determined by a RP-HPLC method developed and validated previously using post-column derivatization and fluorescence detection. Some volatile organic peroxides were found in indoor air in a new car and a newly decorated kitchen in the lower microg m(-3) range. tert-Butyl perbenzoate, di-tert-butyl peroxide, and tert-butylcumyl peroxide could be identified.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollution, Indoor / analysis*
  • Carcinogens / analysis
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid
  • Equipment Design
  • Peroxides / analysis*
  • Volatilization

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Peroxides