Abstract
Static headspace as well as purge and trap are still widely in use for the analysis of volatile organic compounds. Since around 20 years, different types of microextraction techniques have been developed, which either require a strongly reduced amount of solvent or are completely solventless. In this chapter, we will focus on the solventless techniques, which can be combined with GC via injection or thermal desorption. In the first part a short overview of recent developments in solvent-free techniques such as headspace, purge and trap as well as microextraction techniques is given. The second part provides the theoretical background of the techniques with additional practical hints for their application.
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Glossary of Acronyms in Extraction and Injection
Glossary of Acronyms in Extraction and Injection
- ASPDE:
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Accelerated solid-phase dynamic extraction
- CME:
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Capillary microextraction
- DAI:
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Direct aqueous injection
- DI:
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Direct immersion
- DTD:
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Direct thermal desorption
- ESD:
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Equilibrium sampling device
- GPE:
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Gum-phase extraction
- HS:
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Headspace
- HSSE:
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Headspace sorptive extraction
- INCAT:
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Inside needle capillary adsorption trap
- In-tube SPME/ITSPME:
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In-tube solid-phase microextraction
- ITE:
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In-tube extraction
- ITEX:
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In-tube extraction device
- LLE:
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Liquid–liquid extraction
- LVI:
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Large volume injection
- Micro-SPE:
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Micro solid-phase extraction
- NT:
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Needle trap
- OTME:
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Open-tubular microextraction
- OTT:
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Open-tubular trapping
- P&T:
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Purge and trap
- SBSE:
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Stir-bar sorptive extraction
- S-HS:
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Static headspace
- SPDE:
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Solid-phase dynamic extraction
- SPE:
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Solid-phase extraction
- SPME:
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Solid-phase microextraction
- SR:
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Silicone rod
- ST:
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Silicone tube
- TD:
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Thermal desorption
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Jochmann, M.A., Laaks, J., Schmidt, T.C. (2014). Solvent-Free Extraction and Injection Techniques. In: Dettmer-Wilde, K., Engewald, W. (eds) Practical Gas Chromatography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54640-2_11
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