PMID- 23715673 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140416 LR - 20160512 IS - 1618-2650 (Electronic) IS - 1618-2642 (Linking) VI - 405 IP - 22 DP - 2013 Sep TI - Rapid comprehensive characterization of crude oils by thermogravimetry coupled to fast modulated gas chromatography-single photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. PG - 7107-16 LID - 10.1007/s00216-013-7029-4 [doi] AB - Comprehensive multi-dimensional hyphenation of a thermogravimetry device (i.e. a thermobalance) to gas chromatography and single photon ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TG-GCxSPI-MS) has been used to investigate two crude oil samples of different geographical origin. The source of the applied vacuum ultraviolet radiation is an electron beam pumped rare gas excimer lamp (EBEL). The soft photoionization favors the formation of molecular ions. Introduction of a fast, rapidly modulated gas chromatographic separation step in comparison with solely TG-SPI-MS enables strongly enhanced detection especially with such highly complex organic matrices as crude oil. In contrast with former TG-SPI-MS measurements, separation and identification of overlying substances is possible because of different GC retention times. The specific contribution of isobaric compounds to one mass signal is determined for alkanes, naphthalenes, alkylated benzenes, and other compounds. FAU - Wohlfahrt, S AU - Wohlfahrt S AD - Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Ingolstadter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. FAU - Fischer, M AU - Fischer M FAU - Saraji-Bozorgzad, M AU - Saraji-Bozorgzad M FAU - Matuschek, G AU - Matuschek G FAU - Streibel, T AU - Streibel T FAU - Post, E AU - Post E FAU - Denner, T AU - Denner T FAU - Zimmermann, R AU - Zimmermann R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130529 PL - Germany TA - Anal Bioanal Chem JT - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry JID - 101134327 RN - 0 (Petroleum) SB - IM MH - Equipment Design MH - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/economics/*instrumentation MH - Petroleum/*analysis MH - Thermogravimetry/*instrumentation MH - Time Factors EDAT- 2013/05/30 06:00 MHDA- 2014/04/17 06:00 CRDT- 2013/05/30 06:00 PHST- 2013/03/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/04/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/04/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00216-013-7029-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Sep;405(22):7107-16. doi: 10.1007/s00216-013-7029-4. Epub 2013 May 29.