Determination of gas phase triacetone triperoxide with aspiration ion mobility spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Riikka Marjaana Räsänen, Marjaana Nousiainen, Kaleva Peräkorpi, Mika Sillanpää, Lauri Polari, Osmo Anttalainen, Mikko Utriainen

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Abstract

Aspiration ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has been used for the first time to screen 3,3,6,6,9,9-hexamethyl-1,2,4,5,7,8-hexaoxacyclononane explosive, the most commonly known as triacetone triperoxide (TATP). Gaseous TATP was generated from synthesized solid compound, sublimed and directed to a portable chemical detection system comprised of an aspiration-type IMS detector and six semiconductor sensors. Different unknown TATP gas phase concentrations were produced and corresponding IMS and semiconductor responses were measured. The experimental concentrations were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results evidenced that the monitored compound in the gas phase was TATP. In addition, the determined TATP concentrations and corresponding IMS intensities showed that the IMS response values were proportional to the measured TATP concentrations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-65
Number of pages7
JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
Volume623
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aspiration ion mobility spectrometry
  • Improvised explosives
  • Semiconductor sensor
  • Triacetone triperoxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

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