PTR-MS and GC-MS as complementary techniques for analysis of volatiles: A tutorial review

Tomasz Majchrzak; Wojciech Wojnowski; Martyna Lubinska-Szczygeł; Anna Różańska; Jacek Namieśnik; Tomasz Dymerski

doi:10.1016/j.aca.2018.06.056

PTR-MS and GC-MS as complementary techniques for analysis of volatiles: A tutorial review

Anal Chim Acta. 2018 Dec 4:1035:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.06.056. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Authors

Tomasz Majchrzak¹, Wojciech Wojnowski¹, Martyna Lubinska-Szczygeł¹, Anna Różańska¹, Jacek Namieśnik¹, Tomasz Dymerski²

Affiliations

¹ Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland.
² Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland. Electronic address: tomasz.dymerski@pg.edu.pl.

PMID: 30224127
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.06.056

Abstract

This tutorial review is a critical commentary on the combined use of two instrumental analytical techniques, namely GC-MS and PTR-MS. The first mention of such an analytical approach likely appeared after the year 2000 and despite many advantages, it has not been applied very often. Therefore, the aim of this article is to elaborate on the concept of their combined use and to provide a curse tutorial for those considering taking such an approach. The issue of complementarity was raised in a broad sense of this term. Special emphasis was placed on indicating the possibilities of complementary utilization of GC-MS and PTR-MS and presenting the advantages and disadvantages as well as the current application of these techniques when used together.

Keywords: Analytical complementarity; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry.

Publication types

Review