Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry for C60 fullerene analysis: optimisation and comparison of three ionisation techniques

• Published in: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Vol. 403; no. 7; pp. 1931 - 1938
• Main Authors: Li, Ling, Huhtala, Sami, Sillanpää, Markus, Sainio, Pirjo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Buckminsterfullerene; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Food Science; Fullerenes; Laboratory Medicine; Liquid chromatography; Mathematical analysis; Matrices; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Nanomaterials; Optimization; Original Paper; Spectroscopy; C; Atmospheric-pressure chemical ionisation (APCI); Ion-trap mass spectrometry; Electrospray ionisation (ESI); Liquid chromatography; Atmospheric-pressure photoionisation (APPI); fullerene

The increasing use and production of nanomaterials have led to growing concern over the release of new pollutants to the environment. Fullerenes have been a subject of intense research, both because of their unique chemistry and because of technological applications. The development of analytical me...