In situ analysis of corrosion inhibitors using a portable mass spectrometer with paper spray ionization
- 9 May 2013
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in The Analyst
- Vol. 138 (13), 3740-3748
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c3an00249g
Abstract
Paper spray (PS) ambient ionization is implemented using a portable mass spectrometer and applied to the detection of alkyl quaternary ammonium salts in a complex oil matrix. These salts are commonly used as active components in the formulation of corrosion inhibitors. They were identified in oil and confirmed by their fragmentation patterns recorded using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). The cations of alkyl and benzyl-substituted quaternary ammonium salts showed characteristic neutral losses of CnH2n (n carbon number of the longest chain) and C7H8, respectively. Individual quaternary ammonium compounds were detected at low concentrations (−1) and over a dynamic range of ∼5 pg μL−1 to 500 pg μL−1 (ppb). Direct detection of these compounds in complex oil samples without prior sample preparation or pre-concentration was also demonstrated using a home-built miniature mass spectrometer at levels below 1 ng μL−1.Keywords
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