Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1-31-1990
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemistry - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
First Advisor
Arthur Greenberg
Second Advisor
Barbara B. Kebbekus
Third Advisor
R. P. T. Tomkins
Abstract
A rapid, simple method for routine trace analysis of four isomeric nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAH) (1-nitropyrene, 2-nitropyrene, 2-nitrofluoranthene and 3-nitrofluoranthene) in ambient air particulate matter is described. Two types of air particle sample (TSP and IP10) were collected and particle extracts were prefractionated by thin layer chromatography and the appropriate zones of interest analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC with UV and fluorescence detection. The study of Zn/Si post-column reaction chamber and oxygen scrubber for catalytic reduction of target compounds is also described. Six nitro-PAH compounds were identified in TSP and five in IP10 air particle samples. The results of identification and quantification are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Yadan Wang, "Studies of Nitro-PAH on ambient air particulate matter" (1990). Theses. 1914.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1914
